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Click here to subscribeFootball. Celtic FC and Manchester United, Roger Byrne autograph signature mounted with a photograph of Byrne holding a trophy; Brian Robson autograph signature in silver pen on photograph of Robson; Celtic FC, photograph of the Lisbon Lions signed by eight of the winning team and a signed print of Jimmy Johnson, etc. (4)
Official match programme signed for the 1997 NatWest Trophy Final played between Essex and Warwickshire. Signed by 24 players in total. It is signed by 13 Essex players (Paul Prichard, Nasser Hussain, Paul Grayson, Stuart Law, Darren Robinson, Danny Law, Ronnie Irani, Robert Rollins, Ashley Cowan, Mark Ilott, Peter Such, Darren Cousins, Neil Williams), and 11 Warwickshire players (Neil Smith, Dominic Ostler, Trevor Penney, Nick Knight, David Hemp, Dougie Brown, Keith Piper, Ashley Giles, Allan Donald, Graeme Welch, Gladstone Small). Each player has signed on their respective profile. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Leeds Utd Legend Jack Charlton Signed Signature piece on a Presentation Frame Measuring 22x18 Overall. In the Frame Contains the Signature of Charlton, A personalised Plaque, 10x8 Colour Photo of Charlton Holding Aloft a Trophy and Three 5x3 Colour Photos of Charlton in Action. Fantastic Genuine Signature. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Autographed Arsenal 12 X 8 Photo - Col, Depicting A Wonderful Image Showing The 1979 Fa Cup Winning Squad Posing With Their Trophy During A Photo-Shoot At Highbury, Signed By The Three Goal Scorers Sunderland, Stapleton And Talbot And By Macdonald, Powling And Devine In Black Marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
A silver golfing trophy, by Manoah Rhodes, Sheffield 1925, the pull off cover with a golfer in full swing, the two handled vase with applied leaf decoration, knopped pedestal to a square base, 23cm, 491gm. Inscribed; "The Yorkshire Observer, Hospital Golf Trophy, 1926, Won by H. Crabtree, Sand Moor G.C."
Of Hull Motor Club interest; a Victorian silver goblet trophy cup, by James Deacon & Sons, Sheffield 1900, with floral and scroll embossed and chased decoration, knopped pedestal, plinth, ht 25.5cm, 423gm.Inscribed 'The Burrell Cup, presented to, The Hull Motor Club, by W.E. Burrell'Walter Ernest Burrell (1879-1940), a jeweller from 80 Jameson Street in Hull, presented it in 1922 for the best decorated car as part of Hull Motorists' Carnival in aid of St. Dunstan's, the WWI Blind Veteran Charity.
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES Twelve programmes: Southampton Boys v Barnsley Boys for the English Schools Trophy Final, 1st Leg 20/4/1957, Olympic Trial at Aston Villa, single card for Probables v Possibles 22/4/1959, England World Cup XI v England U-23 XI 2/5/1958, Northern Ireland v Poland 28/11/1962, Tottenham Hotspur v. F.A. Eleven 7/5/1946, creased, slightly worn and minor paper loss, Arsenal Reserves v Luton Town Reserves 14/11/1936 with punched holes and very slight vertical crease, Man. City, Blues v Yellows 16/8/1958, slightly creased, team changes and scores entered, Grantham v Grimsby Town 3/9/1956 Midland League, Gloucester City v Exeter City 24/8/1957 Southern League, team change, West Germany v Republic of Ireland 11/5/1960, scores entered, Nuremburg v Man. Utd. 10/8/1965 Friendly, Buxton v Crewe Alexandra 27/9/1958 Cheshire County League, minor tears, Edinburgh Select v Newcastle United 6/8/1955 at Hibernian FC, very slightly creased and Barnsley v Rotherham Utd. 1945/6 FA Cup, folded and slightly worn. Fair to generally good
MANCHESTER UNITED / DENIS LAW AUTOGRAPHS Three 10" X 8" b/w photos, 2 of which are signed, being presented with his European Footballer of the Year trophy in 1964 and entering the field of play with a ball under his arm. The unsigned photo is action at home v Tottenham Hotspur plus 16 home programmes from the 1960's with Law on the line-up page. Plus a Ty-Phoo colour card from the 1960's. Generally good
Motorbike racing memorabilia including modern reproduction tinplate metal signs, "TT Races Isle of Man", "Classic Bike", etc, 3 vintage Haynes manuals for Triumph motorbikes (poor condition), an original Triumph exploded view cutaway poster of the 650CC Trophy Sports Bonneville engine (W22'' H28''), a booklet of motorbike racing driver signatures including Bo Granath, Roger Marshall, Mick Grant, Austin Hockley, and three wall hanging posters of motorbike riders including a signed Barry Sheene poster.
A Flintlock Powder-TesterEarly 19th CenturyOf box-lock pistol form, with brass action engraved with a vacant oval against a martial trophy and stamped 'W.R' on one side, and engraved 'Liverpool' in an oval against a martial trophy on the other, border engraved arms carrying the indicator wheel acting against a spring, graduated from '1' to '8' on one side and with integral dolphin-shaped anvil stamped 'W.R' and fitting against the muzzle, exposed trigger, and figured flat-sided butt 15.2 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flintlock Powder-Tester Early 19th CenturyOf box-lock pistol form, with brass action engraved with a vacant oval against a martial trophy and foliage on one side, and with a Britannia shield centred on foliage on the other, border engraved arms carrying the indicator wheel acting against a spring, graduated from '10' to '25' on one side and with integral dolphin-shaped anvil fitting against the muzzle, exposed trigger, and figured flat-sided butt (repaired) 14.5 cm. Footnotes:ProvenanceThomas Del Mar Ltd. In association with Sotheby's, London Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 14 December 2005, lot 120This 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
Two TinderlightersThe First Signed Wood, York, Both Early 19th CenturyOf box-lock pistol form, the first with border engraved brass action signed within an oval against foliage on one side and a martial trophy on the other, ovoidal pan, steel trigger-guard engraved with a star, replacement bipod, and figured flat-sided butt; the second of similar form and with engraved action; together with a reproduction example with turned candle-holder and sconce (3)The first 14.5 cm.Footnotes:Joseph Wood is recorded in 28 Spurrier Gate, York between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flintlock TinderlighterEarly 19th CenturyOf box-lock pistol form, with border engraved brass action decorated with a vacant oval against a martial trophy on each side, oval pan, rectangular brass tinderbox engraved with a frond on both sides, one side with hinged cover with engraved steel catch, the border engraved underside decorated with a starburst, trigger-guard engraved with foliage, turned brass candle-holder, pierced replacement bipod, vacant silver escutcheon, and figured flat-sided butt 16.7 cm. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 16-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. Sporting GunBy La Jeune A Lyon, Silver Charge and Discharge Marks For Toulon, Circa 1780With russet barrels (originally blued) punched and gilt with flowering foliage around the silver fore-sight, gilt breeches en suite and each including a rocaille and martial trophy, gilt rib punched 'CANNON. ARUBANS. DEFEAUX. PAR. ETIENNE. LALIER', the underside of one breech stamped and engraved with inscriptions, deeply grooved border engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded locks decorated with a differing musical trophy on each tail, foliate engraved pierced cocks, and gold-lined pans, figured moulded half-stock carved with foliage in relief behind the barrel tang and rear ramrod-pipe, mounts cast and chased with flowering foliage in relief against punched grounds and comprising butt-plate of shaped outline, trigger-guard with scrolled tang, and rear ramrod-pipe, vacant escutcheon en suite and surmounted by a sporting trophy, turned steel ramrod-pipes, and original ramrod with horn tip, St. Etienne proof marks 91.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of French 90-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy Croizier A Paris, Late 18th CenturyWith short turn-off cannon barrels each engraved with a band of foliage around the junction with the breech, border engraved actions each signed on one side and decorated with a trophy of arms on the other, cocks each engraved as a monster, engraved sliding trigger-guards also locking the steels, and figured swelling rounded butts each carved with foliage in low relief behind the tang and numbered '790' on the right side behind the action: in their bespoke case covered in black leather and lined in faded ochre buff leather with accessories including Dixon & Sons brass-mounted powder-flask retaining nearly all its lacquered finish, and combined steel bullet mould and barrel-wrench, the exterior of the lid tooled with double lines and with swelling brass carrying handle 3.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:The maker is either Jacques or Jean-Baptiste CroizierFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of Austrian 25-Bore Flintlock Holster PistolsCirca 1730With reblued swamped barrels each with sighting flat carrying a brass fore-sight on the trefoil-shaped terminal, breeches each inlaid in silver with an engraved angel and bird within foliated silver strapwork, reblued border engraved tangs, border engraved rounded locks each decorated beneath the pan with a seated huntress and dog in a landscape, and with a seated youth on the tail en suite, the latter with chiselled foliate terminal, foliate engraved cocks and steels, moulded figured full stocks each carved with scrolls around the barrel tang and numbered respectively 'N18' and 'N19' on one side of the butt, cast and chased brass mounts retaining faint traces of gilding and comprising pierced foliate side-plates (some corrosion) each centred on an eagle amid a martial trophy, crowned vacant escutcheons within foliate scrolls surmounted by drapery, spurred pommels each engraved with seated figures on both sides en suite with the locks, rounded pommel-caps with symmetrical foliated strapwork against stippled grounds, trigger-guards each with finial en suite and engraved on the bow with a female figure armed with a spear and shield, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, dark horn fore-end caps, and later ramrods (2)29.4 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French Napoleonic Light Cavalry Officer's SabreEarly 19th CenturyWith curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground over a third of its length on both sides with a martial trophy between foliage, one side at the ricasso with a gilt arch etched 'SHF', regulation brass hilt cast with foliate decoration including branches of oak and comprising ovoidal langets, lobed rear quillon, two side-bars swept-up to join the knuckle-guard, pommel with back-piece extending down the back, and leather-covered grip (minor damage) bound with twisted copper wire, in its brass scabbard (some old dents) with two rings for suspension 83.5cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French Napoleonic Artillery Officer's Sabre Early 19th CenturyWith curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground over a third of its length on both sides with a differing martial trophy between foliage, regulation brass hilt cast and chased with laurel foliage and comprising ovoidal langets each with crossed cannons against oak leaves, lobed rear quillon, two side-bars swept-up to join the knuckle-guard, petalled pommel with back-piece extending down the back of the grip, and leather-covered grip bound with twisted copper wire, in its steel scabbard (some old pitting) with two brass suspension mounts cast and chased en suite with the hilt, and each carrying a ring for suspension 82cm. bladeFootnotes:See Christian Blondieau, Sabres Français 1680-1814, 2002, pp. 357 and 358 (illustrated)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Irish Brass-Barrelled Percussion BlunderbussBy Edwards, Dublin, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech signed along the top flat and stamped with Irish registration number 'W-Z 1230' for County Wexford, grooved tang, flat bevelled lock, figured full stock (replaced or heavily restored), border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and brass ramrod-pipes (ramrod missing, tang and lock pitted), Irish proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'T', a crown above 38 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Pair Of Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbusses With Spring BayonetsSigned H. Nock, London, Circa 1815-20Each with two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with a folding bayonet above, octagonal breech engraved 'London' along the top flat and with a line of ornament at the rear, engraved tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a martial trophy and foliage at the stepped tail, engraved cock and safety-catch, and roller, figured full stock with chequered grip, border engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial and a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, turned ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped ramrods, one probably the original, Birmingham proof marks (2)36.2 cm. barrels 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 Rare Irish Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy Gouers (sic), Dublin, Mid-18th CenturyWith three-stage barrel flared at the muzzle and engraved 'DUBLIN' along the breech in front of a band of foliage at the rear, grooved engraved tang, signed rounded lock with slender moulded border, cock en suite, moulded figured full stock carved with a shell in low relief behind the apron around the barrel tang, cast and chased brass mounts comprising side-plate pierced with a martial trophy centred on a foliate cartouche and involving a monster and a profile head, vacant foliate escutcheon, butt-plate engraved with foliate borders along the heel tang (extreme tip missing), border engraved trigger-guard (rear of tang replaced) with foliate finial and engraved with a small flower-head on the bow, baluster ramrod-pipes, and brass-capped wooden ramrod, Irish proof marks 41 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Arms & Armour And Militaria, 23 November 1982, lot 238Garrett records a John Govers in Dame Street, Dublin between 1745 and 1774. He was contracted to make arms for troops in Ireland as recorded in Faulkner's Journal on 10 December 1745For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 13-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun, And A 13-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting GunThe first Signed Theo.s Richards, London, Circa 1820, The Second Signed Cartmell's Patent, Mid-19th CenturyThe first with rebrowned three-stage twist sighted barrel, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and stamped 'STUBS TWISTED' along the bottom flat, recessed breech with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with a trophy amid foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with starbursts, rainproof pan and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring (steel refaced), figured half-stock (fore-end with old minor repair along one side) with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with martial trophies and foliage (butt-plate worn), trigger-plate with pineapple finial, white-metal fore-end cap, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod, Birmingham proof marks; the second with twist sighted barrels, breech with short platinum lines and plugs, foliate engraved tang involving two serpents, signed flat locks and dolphin hammers en suite, figured half-stock (butt with old split), steel mounts comprising plain butt-plate, border engraved trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-mounted ramrod (some wear overall), Birmingham proof marks (2)75.5 cm. and 74.5 cm. barrelsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunSigned H. Nock, London, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist sighted barrel with bright bore and engraved with a martial trophy amid foliage in front of the short breech flat, breech with oval gold-lined maker's stamp between gold lines and with gold-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang, flat bevelled lock with further oval gold-lined maker's stamp and engraved with a foliate monster at the stepped tail, engraved ring-neck cock, gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, artificially figured half-stock (some old bruising), steel mounts (some light pitting) decorated en suite with the tang and comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original, London proof marks 69.5 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 16-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, No. 7943 For 1821In poor but redeemable condition, with twist barrels signed along the rib and with silver fore-sight, recessed patent sloping breeches engraved with a starburst between and each with a slender platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, grooved tang engraved with foliage involving a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled serial numbered locks each decorated with foliage in front of the foliate engraved 'French' cock and with two trophies at the stepped square tail, V-shaped rainproof pans each with slender platinum bar, signed patent steels, and steel-springs each with large roller, figured half-stock (minor damage) with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's crest and initials, and brass-tipped ramrod (incomplete, old surface rust), London proof marks; together with an 18-bore percussion d.b. percussion sporting gun, by Rhoades, Salisbury, mid-19th century, with twist sighted barrels signed along the rib, border engraved tang, signed back-action locks (one hammer missing) and mounts, figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod (rust patinated overall), London proof marks (2)74.3 cm. and 73.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The first previously unrecorded. Cf. a very similar gun (no. 7961) formerly in the collections of the Dukes of Bedford and D.H.L. Back, and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 24 November 2010, lot 429Four Rhoades are recorded in Salisbury, Wiltshire between 1829 and 1864. The most likely candidates are Charles (1829-1851) or Robert (1854-1864)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Royal 15-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting GunBy D. Egg, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1782, Maker's Mark Of Michael BarnettReconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist two-stage barrel (light pitting) turned and chiselled with a foliate band at the girdle, long octagonal breech engraved with foliage on the flat behind the girdle and with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp on the top flat at the rear (reduced, hutt replaced), silver spider fore-sight, grooved border engraved tang decorated with a bird and flowering foliage, border engraved replacement lock incorporating some old internal working parts, inscribed 'D. Egg' and decorated with two game birds in a landscape on the stepped tail, figured half-stock (reduced from full and repaired around the lock cavity) with dark horn cap and carved in relief with a flower-head and foliage around the barrel tang, grip with characteristic chequering, and butt with raised cheek-piece and leather pad secured by a border of small brass nails, the side flat inset with silver Prince of Wales's feathers and motto, border engraved mounts comprising butt-plate decorated on the heel tang with two gun dogs in a landscape involving a sporting gun propped against the branch of a tee, all beneath flowering foliage, spur trigger-guard in the French fashion with foliate and pineapple finials, the bow decorated with a sporting trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipe, and later steel-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 92.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Almost certainly made for the Prince of Wales, later King George IV (d. 1830) or one of his friendsThe Prince of Wales's collection of new and antique arms, displayed at Carlton House, forms (together with his father's collection) the nucleus of the present-day collection at Windsor. George, Prince of Wales (Prince Regent in 1811 and King George IV in 1820) was an enthusiastic patron of the leading London gunmakers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His enthusiasm led to large debts, the largest of all being to Durs Egg (£1,837 in 1795)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 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 Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsSigned Smith, London, Circa 1820With turn-off barrels each retaining some blueing, signed border engraved brass actions signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, and figured flat-sided butts (steel parts with some rust patination), Birmingham proof marks (2)4 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 July 2008, lot 324For 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 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 Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer & Co., London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1795With turn-off brass barrels, one incised with a star to correspond with the breech, border engraved actions each signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, oval pans, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches retaining traces of blueing and also locking the steels, folding triggers, and figured flat-sided butts, London proof marks; together with a steel barrel-wrench, possibly the original (3)6.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:For a very similar example see H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, p. 219, pl. 356For 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
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