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Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Still Life with Apple and Portrait of a Young Girl, two oils on canvas signed and dated 2019 verso, max 45cm x 60cm (2) Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Sheep, oil on canvas signed and dated 2019 verso 41cm x 50cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Ram, oil on canvas signed and dated 2019 verso 41cm x 50cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Portrait of a Goat, oil on canvas signed and dated 2019 verso 41cm x 50cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Cow, oil on canvas signed verso 41cm x 65cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Brown Sheep, oil on canvas signed verso 75cm x 90cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): White Sheep, oil on canvas signed verso 75cm x 90cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

Sarah Williams (British 1961-): Hare, oil on canvas signed verso 90cm x 75cm Notes: Sarah graduated from Norwich School of Art and Design in 1984 with a first-class BA Hons in Fine Art and, having won the Stowell's Trophy, was awarded an unconditional place to study MA Painting at the Royal Academy. She comes from a family of creative talent - her father, Reg Williams, was a member of the York Four. During her three years at Norwich Art School, she exhibited regularly in the school gallery and Norwich Castle and visited Switzerland, exhibiting and working with Kurt Rupe. More recently, she has exhibited in galleries around England and has had her own businesses in Interior Design, Architectural Design, Furniture Design and Jewellery. Sarah has recently returned to painting full-time and, having used a multitude of mediums in her creative work, now confesses she is an oil-paint addict. It is "the smell, the texture, the depth and colour of pigments: total nectar". - Condition Report

HORSE RACING INTEREST: A Silver Trophy on ebonised base, hallmarked and weight of trophy approx 410g Engraved Racegoers Club Apprentice Championship Trophy 1969 presented to Alan Cousins. All proceeds to the Injured Jockeys Fund

HORSE RACING INTEREST: A Hallmarked silver trophy with horn handles engraved The Racegoers Club Trophy 1969 The Winning Apprentice awarded to Alan Cousins (Total Weight Approx 750g) All proceeds to the injured jockey fund.

A collection of hallmarked silver items to include napkin rings, cutlery, miniature trophy and similar, various assay and date marks, approximately 146 grams all in.

50th Anniversary of the Outright Winning of the Schneider Trophy signed FDC No 206 of 435. Flown in Beagle Bulldog XX 654 in the Digital Schneider Trophy Race date stamp 12th September 1981 signed L. S. Snaith plus C Hillier on reverse. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and 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.

Silver panel sided sugar castor Chester 1921, small silver two handled trophy and a four division toast rack 9.9oz - Condition Report

AN OAK FACED HONOURS BOARD, with gilt rose bosses to each corner, Ivor Fernyhough Masters Trophy from 1995-2019, 119cm wide x 61cm high

AN OAK FACED HONOURS BOARD, with gilt rose bosses to each corner, Fox Trophy from 1989-2019, 94cm wide x 84cm high

AN OAK FACED HONOURS BOARD, with gilt rose bosses to each corner, Whittington Ladies Trophy from 1997-2018, 123cm wide x 83cm high

AN OAK FACED HONOURS BOARD, with gilt rose bosses to each corner, Whittington Trophy from 1962-2019, 123cm wide x 83cm high

AN OAK FACED HONOURS BOARD, with gilt rose bosses to each corner, Junior Whittington Trophy from 2001-2018, 122cm wide x 84cm high

Silver plated trophy cups - Mappin and Webb - Mile races etc R D Kitson c1900/1901 (5)

Mixed silver including two trumpet vases, single candlestick, miniature twin handled trophy, pepperette and Victorian match striker, damage present, inscription to larger trumpet vase

A mixed group of electroplated items including communion dish dated 1902, 27.5 x 14.5cm, and small ciborum with inscribed letter 'B', two 'Whisky' and single 'Port' decanter labels, bud vases including foliate motif example, soup ladle, cased fish servers, scuttles, small circular foliate motif lidded vessel/container set with coral, small chamber stick, coasters, dishes with pierced detail, sugar tongs, grape snips, further flatware including cake slice, and silver plated twin handled trophy inscribed 'L.C.J.R.C Winner T.V AND Press Race 2nd May 1971'..Additional InformationGeneral heavy wear throughout, the ciborum dented and misshapen, scratches, nicks, rubbing to plate, tarnish, etc.

A silver trophy cup with enamel badge to the front for The Ace Motor Club Coventry, Presented to H. R. Attwood for the Gopsall Speed Trials, July 9th 1927 - sold with an original pen and ink drawing by L. Ravenham entitled "The Great War" with adaptation relating to Charles Attwood and M.G. cars

A box containing a quantity of silver plated and pewter items including lidded dish, jugs and trophy cup, etc.

A box containing a quantity of silver plated items including tazza, comport, small trophy cups, etc.

An Old Taxidermy Antelope Head Mounted o An old taxidermy trophy of a stuffed and mounted antelope head set on a wooden shield shaped plaque - some wear

A Royal Crown Derby trophy vase and cover, dated 1903, of ogee form with twin handles, painted with mixed flowers by A.E.Gregory, signed, with gilt detail throughout, 21cm high (repaired).Condition: Base restuck to body at stem with a bolt and visibly re-touched at break.  Fine faint crazing in places - not disfiguring.

A Very Rare Pair Of 16-Bore Forsyth Patent Roller Primer PistolsBy Forsyth Patent Gun Com.Y, London, Nos. 203 and 204, Circa 1809With sighted barrels each signed along the breech flat, case-hardened breeches each with back-sight, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed serial numbered border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with starbursts and a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved strikers and plain serial numbered primers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (barrels with minor pitting, no. 203 retaining much of its original finish, no. 204 with some wear, stock with minor restoration), London proof marks (2)21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P584 and P585Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 170LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1969, pp. 33-34D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gunmakers, 1995, pp. 16, 36, pls. 4a, b, and colour pl.1 This is the earliest pair of Forsyth pistols recordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pistols By John Manton, London, Nos. 4205 And 4206 For 1804With rebrowned twist octagonal scratch-rifled barrels, the top barrels each signed in gold along the top flat and with gold fore-sight, gold line at the rear and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy, foliage and with a starburst behind the large back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with a small martial trophy on the tail, border engraved 'French' cocks, the top jaws numbered respectively with a foliate '1' and '2', semi-rainproof pans, and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, flattened chequered figured butts, blued steel trigger-guards each serial numbered in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, gold escutcheons engraved with owner's crest, horn-tipped ramrods, probably original, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (two compartments with minor repairs) with accessories including unusual brass-mounted three-way powder-flask with body covered in red leather, turnscrew, double-ended bone pan brush and leather flint wallet, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for circa 1798-1815, the exterior (some old bruising, old split along the back) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular escutcheon engraved with owner's crest 20.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceField Marshal Sir Francis Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL. Almost certainly acquired from his friend and fellow collector W. Keith Neal Sotheby's London, Military Pictures, Medals, Arms & Militaria, 17 September 1992, lot 260LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1996, p. 81D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.33The crest is that of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1787-1871) 10th Baronet of Column John, Tory Member of Parliament for Devon. The family had considerable estates at Holnicote and were created Baronets for their support of Charles IFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cut-Steel Hilted Small-Sword Circa 1800With bright tapering blade of hollow triangular section etched and gilt over half its length on both sides with foliage and a trophy against a blued ground, bright steel hilt with pierced upturned oval shell-guard, flat spatulate quillons, urn-shaped pommel and grip all set with multi-faceted beadwork, and knuckle-guard of bright links with tassel of multi-faceted beads, in its vellum-covered scabbard with steel mounts, and complete with its bright steel suspension chain and belt-clip, the latter en suite with the hilt, the hilt and scabbard mounts in fine condition under surface patination 80.5 cm. blade Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 July 2004, lot 333For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Joseph Manton, London, No. 4261 For 1807With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with martial trophies, a rocaille and with a starburst behind the tall back-sight, signed case-hardened border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a small trophy at the tail and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, foliate engraved cocks, engraved safety-catches, and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, the steels each engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent', and numbered respectively '1911' and '1912', figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts and dark horn fore-end caps, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with a martial trophy, trigger-guards en suite and each serial numbered in an oval on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (some old moth damage and a minor repair in front of the lock, one compartment lid missing) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), steel bullet mould and pan-brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some damage and staining) for circa 1805-10, the exterior (old split along the back) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon 24 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers 1966, p. 238D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.91For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore (.600) Flintlock Sporting Rifle By D. Egg, London, Circa 1790With rebrowned twist slightly swamped octagonal leaf-sighted barrel signed along the top flat at the breech and rifled with eight spiral grooves, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a Britannia shield, drum and foliage, associated border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock a working replacement, top of steel chipped) signed on a scroll and decorated with foliage, engraved safety-catch, figured full stock (fore-stock partly replaced and split along the ramrod-channel) with grip cut with characteristic chequering and raised cheek-piece, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, spur trigger-guard in the French taste decorated en suite on the bow and with foliate engraved finial, a pineapple terminal behind the spur, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 71.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:See footnote to lot 355For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting GunBy Moore, Early 19th CenturyWith earlier continental russet sighted barrels retaining traces of original blueing, silver fore-sight centred on gold-damascened foliage, breeches stamped and gilt with foliage and rocailles surmounted by a basket of flowers, and each stamped with unidentified crowned maker's mark retaining traces of original gold lining, gold-lined touch-holes, plain grooved tang, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with game birds in a landscape at the stepped tail, the latter with a starburst, and with rainproof pan, roller and foliate engraved cock, figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) retaining traces of original blueing and comprising butt-plate decorated with game birds in a landscape on the heel of the tang, scroll trigger-guard with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, and later horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 98.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 54-Bore Percussion Beaumont-Adams Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolver, A Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol The First By Robert Adams, 76 King William Street, London, Circa 1860, The Second Signed Calvert, Leeds, Early 19th Century, The Third Signed Edw.d, Weston, Lewes, Mid-19th CenturyThe first with octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top-strap, indistinctly serial numbered cylinder (old bruising) and border engraved frame, the latter with safety-stop, rammer of Kerr-type, arbor pin and screw catch, trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap, and chequered rounded butt (some pitting and reblueing overall), Birmingham proof marks; the second and third each of characteristic form, the first signed on one side and decorated with a martial trophy on the other, and with flat-sided butt (some pitting, top jaw and screw replaced), Birmingham proof marks; the third signed within an oval amid foliage over each side, folding trigger, and figured flat-sided butt with vacant white-metal escutcheon (some wear and rust patination, hammer-nose chipped, safety-catch missing), Birmingham proof marks; together with a reproduction powder-flask of revolver type with two spare adjustable nozzles, a brass-mounted powder-flask embossed with a scallop shell on each side (some dents, spring detached), and three shot-flasks (in poor condition) (8)The first 14.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare cased Flintlock Box-Lock Three-Barrelled Tap-Action Pocket Pistol Of Small Bore Unsigned, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off barrels arranged in a vertical line and numbered respectively from '4' to '6', border engraved breeches numbered to correspond and engraved with a starburst around the tap on each side, border engraved action decorated with a martial trophy on each side, rectangular pan, engraved safety-catch also locking the steel, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced) engraved as a dolphin, folding trigger, chequered figured flattened rounded butt (minor damage on one side), and vacant silver escutcheon, London proof marks: in later brass-mounted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) relined and refitted for a pistol made as the pair, the exterior of the lid with shield-shaped vacant brass escutcheon 4.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:For a related pistol sold in these Rooms see The Richard Garrett Collection..., 28 November 2018, lot 272For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Irish 14-Bore (.650) Flintlock Rifled CarbineBy McKnight, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight deep spiral grooves, breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp between engraved gold lines, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a gamebird in a landscape, signed border engraved flat detented lock decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined rainproof pan and with foliage at the tail, border engraved cock with a gamebird amid foliage, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, hinged rectangular steel patch-box cover (catch defective), border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a star on the scroll and a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon, sling mounts, and steel stirrup ramrod (some old surface rust patination) 51.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:A George McKnight is recorded at 14 Wood Street, Dublin between 1835 and 1855For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Cased 54-Bore Rifled Target Pistol With Left-Hand LockBy James Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 1784 For 1829With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat and rifled with sixteen bright spiral grooves, case-hardened patent breech stamped '1764' and with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, tang finely engraved with a scallop shell and scrolling foliage, signed border engraved flat detented lock and dolphin hammer decorated with foliate scrollwork, engraved blued safety-catch, ebonised half-stock with rounded chequered butt, border engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising ovoidal pommel-cap engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved as a flower-head, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple-shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell and fore-end cap with a starburst, adjustable set trigger, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and some old finish (minor surface pitting, mainly on the barrel): in oak case fitted and lined in red baize with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with body covered in black pigskin, loading rod and mallet, and steel bullet mould numbered '2755', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, London proof marks 24.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 164LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p.123, pl. 453L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys,1996, pp. 64 and 131Originally sold to Falconer Atlee Esq. of Wandsworth on 28 September 1829 as a 'best finished Pistol with Mahogany case and apparatus' for £15 plus part exchange: the case and accessories £3.13.16d.This pistol has the distinction of being the only single-barrelled Purdey pistol recorded with a left-hand lock. It is also the earliest recorded instance of a Purdey pistol with a blackened stock. Whatever the purpose of its unusual design, it was returned to Purdey, who within four months of the original sale, sold it to his son-in-law, Joseph LangFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 16-Bore D.B. Flintlock Sporting Gun With Two Pairs Of BarrelsBy John Manton, London, Nos. 5903 And 5904 For 1812With rebrowned twist barrels (ribs and lug of 5904 loose) each with gold fore-sight, recessed patent breeches with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamps, gold lines and platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy, basket of foliage and a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat locks serial numbered '5903', each decorated with a hare at the square tail and with engraved 'French' cock, rainproof pan (some pitting) and large roller, highly figured half-stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate stamped with Irish registration mark 'CW-1009' for Co. Carlow and decorated on the heel tang with two pointers in a landscape, scroll trigger-guard serial numbered '5903' in a starburst on the scroll and decorated with a sporting trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, gold escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's initials, and original brass-mounted ramrods (steel parts with light rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including a pair of original spare steels, later brass-mounted powder-flask embossed with deer surmounted by a hound on each side, leather shot-belt, turnscrew (handle bruised), red leather flint wallet, shot dispensers and patch-cutter, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for circa 1798 to 1815, the exterior (some minor damage, bone keyhole escutcheon incomplete) with flush fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 79.5 cm. and 77 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1966, p. 91D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 41For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare And Unusually Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Rifled Turn-Off Belt Pistols With The Crest Of The Dukes Of RutlandBy Tatham & Egg, London, Early 19th Century, London Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Michael BarnettWith barrels each with silver fore-sight, rifled with seven spiral grooves and fitted beneath with hinged lever of swelling tapering section with button terminal, signed breeches, border engraved box-lock actions each decorated with a martial trophy on the tang plate and on the left side, border engraved cocks decorated with foliage, blued external steel-springs each with roller, blued sprung trigger-guards each engraved with foliage on the bow and securing the lever, belt hooks, figured rounded butts each with silver escutcheon on the right side engraved with owner's crest above the monogram 'FMS', and finely cast silver lion and rampart butt-caps: in original lined and fitted two-tier mahogany case (minor moth damage) with accessories including later brass-mounted powder-flask, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle 7.6 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Henry Tatham & Joseph Egg, Gunmakers & Sword Cutlers to George III, are recorded at 37 Charing Cross, London between 1801 and 1814An old handwritten label offered with the lot reads: 'Chandos Morgan's guns given to him by his father.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A J.R. Cooper Patent 50-Bore Percussion Under-Hammer Pocket Pistol, A 50-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another of 54-BoreThe Last Signed Southall, London, All Mid-19th CenturyThe first with turn-off barrel carrying the spring under-hammer beneath, rounded action and flat butt in one piece, the former engraved 'J.R. Cooper's Patent', the latter with figured rounded grips, and ring-trigger acting against the spring under-hammer (some light pitting), Birmingham proof marks; the second with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted turn-off barrel, foliate scroll engraved action, dolphin hammer, finely chequered figured rounded butt with flat ovoidal pommel, the latter encircled by an engraved white-metal band and with vacant white-metal escutcheon, folding trigger, and further vacant white-metal escutcheon (some rust patination), London proof marks; the last with turn-off barrel, action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, replaced thumbpiece safety-catch and folding trigger, figured flat-sided butt, and vacant diamond-shaped silver escutcheon (some pitting), Birmingham proof marks (3)8.5 cm., 7.5 cm. and 4.2 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An English Silver-Hilted Hunting SwordMid-18th CenturyWith tapering fullered blade (light rust patination) double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising downbent shell-guard decorated with a reclining figure between two cherubs within a border of linked trophies of arms and foliage, lobed foliate rear quillon, quillon-block with an angel and kneeling figure on one side, and a reclining female figure on the other, knuckle-guard with a trophy of arms on each side and hooked into the domed-cap, the latter decorated en suite and with button, and vertically fluted ebony grip with central silver strap on both sides decorated with foliage 57.6 cm. blade For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock TinderlighterBy Wood, York, Circa 1820Of box-lock pistol form, with brass body signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, ovoidal tinder-pan, steel trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, later pierced bipod with lobed feet, and figured flat-sided butt 11 cm.Footnotes:Joseph Wood is recorded at 28 Spurrier Gate, York between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Barber & Boaler, Newark, Circa 1815With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat forward of the breech and stamped along the bottom flat with crowned 'IS' mark and 'Stubs Twisted', case-hardened breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with a martial trophy amid foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail and with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan, cocks engraved en suite including the top-jaws and screws, and blued steel-springs each with roller, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, highly figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt including outlined pommel, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with worm and the other with threaded powder-measure over a further worm, and retaining virtually all their original finish: in later lined and fitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (scuffed), case-hardened mainspring clamp and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with earlier illustrated trade label of Isaac Barber for circa 1773-98, the exterior with circular escutcheon, probably from the original case, incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle and both with finely beaded borders, private Birmingham proof marks 21.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:Barber & Boaler are recorded in Newark, Nottinghamshire between 1804 and 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Highland Silver-Mounted Dirk19th CenturyWith tapering blade double-edged over half its length and cut with a narrow fuller along the back on each side of the forte, slightly shouldered figured wooden grip carved with Celtic knotwork set with small silver studs, basal mount engraved with a repeated trellis design of flower-heads, engraved shoulder straps, and circular pommel-cap and button each with engraved decoration and knurled edge, in original black leather scabbard (minor damage, by-knife and fork missing) tooled with gothic quatrefoils, mounts engraved en suite and including locket decorated with a vacant shield against a martial trophy 34.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Mark and Peter Dineley CollectionsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 40-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Travelling PistolBy Durs Egg, London, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist octagonal barrels, the sighted top barrel signed in gold along the top flat and with gold fore-sight, breech with two gold lines, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined semi-rainproof pan, sliding safety-catches behind each foliate engraved cock (one replaced) and also locking the steels, and rollers each bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, finely chequered figured rounded butt with reblued border engraved butt-cap decorated en suite with the tang, reblued trigger-guard in the French manner, gold escutcheon with traces of owner's crest and initials, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod: in lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories comprising brass-mounted powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 10.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Military Pictures, Medals, Arms and Militaria, 17 September 1992, lot 266Durs Egg, son of Leonz Egg of Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland, was born in 1748 (d. 1831) 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, at Windsor Castle, and many other public and private collections. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.), J.A.A.S.,, vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 305-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Scottish Dirk18th CenturyWith tapering blade (some old pitting and rust patination) double-edged towards the point and fullered along the back on each side, the forte on one side stamped with bladesmith's name 'Falconer Dunkeld', shouldered swelling wooden grip (some old worming) carved with Celtic interlace, brass basal mount engraved with a martial trophy on one side centred on a Union shield, and flat brass pommel-cap engraved with thistle leaves centred on the bud-shaped tang button, in original leather scabbard (worn and damaged, chape missing) tooled with repeated designs of flower-heads and concentric circles, engraved brass mounts involving a vacant shield-shaped escutcheon and a thistle, and with by-knife (fork missing) en suite with the dirk 35.5 cm. blade Footnotes:This cutler appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Saw-Handled Rifled Officer's Pistol Of Carbine BoreBy E. Baker, London, Early 19th CenturyWith sighted barrel signed along the top of the breech and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the rear of the breech engraved with a foliate band, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed flat bevelled detented lock (cock repaired) decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock (broken through and repaired at the lock) with short rounded spur, chequered rounded butt with flat ovoidal pommel (small old chip), the latter with vacant silver escutcheon, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy against foliage on the bow, turned ramrod-pipe, adjustable set trigger, and stirrup ramrod, the top pierced with two vent holes (some light rust patination), indistinct maker's special proof marks 22.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Ezekiel Baker (1758-1836) apprenticed to and workman of Henry Nock, was the inventor of the Baker rifle and author of Remarks on Rifle Guns (1801). He was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to King George IV and was influential in the King's shooting and collecting, and thus played an important role in the formation of the Carlton House ArmouryFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Fine Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Saw-Handled Flintlock Duelling Pistols By H.W. Mortimer & Son, 89 Fleet St.t., London, Gun-Makers To His Majesty London, No. 1324, Circa 1810With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one fore-sight missing) each signed in full along the top flat at the breech and rifled up to an inch inside the muzzle, the latter each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, grooved case-hardened tangs each engraved with foliate border and incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened border engraved serial numbered detented locks each decorated with a martial trophy on the tail, engraved safety-catches, rainproof pans, blued steel-springs with rollers, and foliate engraved 'French' cocks, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, figured full stocks (one fore-end with minor splits) each serial numbered in ink on the inside and with grooved spur, chequered rounded butts, oval pommels each inlaid with a border engraved oval bright steel plate, blued steel mounts comprising border engraved spur trigger-guards each engraved with the maker's address in an oval on a martial trophy, case-hardened trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, blued adjustable set triggers, blued turned ramrod-pipes, original horn-tipped ramrods, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with full accessories including later brass-mounted three-way flask, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label for circa 1806-1813, the exterior with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, and with an old paper label pasted on printed 'H. Everard, 29th Regt.', London proof marks and Mortimer's barrelsmith's mark 24.8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 11 May 1983, lot 146Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 22 April 2009, lot 344LiteratureH. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, p. 288. For an example of the trade label see p. 276 and for an account of 'secret' rifling see p. 186, pl. 287Harvey Walklate 2 Mortimer was apprenticed to his father in 1791. He was in partnership with his father and uncle as H.W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer between 1800 and 1806, with his father as H. W. Mortimer & Son from 1806 to 1813 and on his own account as a gunmaker at 89 Fleet Street from 1814 to 1816, the year of his retirement to Algar House, Fersfield, NorfolkFor an exceptional pair of very similar pistols (serial no. 1423) by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, see Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 July 2004, lot 539For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistol By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun Maker to His Majesty, Late 18th CenturyConverted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel retaining some browning along the bottom flats and signed along the top flat, silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang with back-sight and involving a basket of flowers and a Britannia shield, flat bevelled detented lock signed within an oval and decorated with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, safety-catch, figured full stock (old split in the ramrod-channel, minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, the pommel carved as a scallop shell, steel trigger-guard retaining some blueing on the inside, decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with flaming urn-shaped finial, turned ramrod-pipes, set trigger, and later wooden ramrod (tip missing, steel parts with some rust patination), London proof marks 23.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Continental 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolLate 18th CenturyWith two-stage cannon barrel engraved with a garland at the breech, border engraved action decorated with a prone gundog and a sporting trophy in a landscape over each side (top jaw and screw replaced), border engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch also locking the steel, figured rounded butt inlaid with fine silver wire scrollwork involving a crowned vacant oval, and steel ramrod retained by a spring in the rear ramrod-pipe 13.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased Pair Of 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Side-By-Side Tap-Action PistolsBy Whateley, Probably For John Or Henry Whateley Of Birmingham, Circa 1800With turn-off barrels each engraved around the muzzle and numbered respectively from nothing to '3', border engraved part octagonal breeches numbered to correspond, border engraved actions each signed against a martial trophy on one side and decorated with a further martial trophy on the other, large rectangular pairs, thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, trigger-guards each with an engraved flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts: in their lined and fitted oak case with accessories including three-way powder-flask with leather-covered body, turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with trade label of William Bond, 59 Lombard Street, London for circa 1810-1846, the exterior of the lid with reeded edges and flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 6.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C72Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 299LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p.133, pl. 499For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Travelling PistolBy Reddell, London, Early 19th CenturyWith twist sighted barrels signed along the rib and each indistinctly stamped 'Narrow Twisted' beneath at the breech, the breeches each with engraved border at the rear and with platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang engraved with foliage and with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with starbursts and foliage, foliate engraved 'French' cocks (top of each replaced), semi-rainproof pans, engraved safety-catches, and rollers, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon and white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrod (some wear and patination), London proof marks 18 cm. barrels Footnotes:Almost certainly by George S. Reddell recorded as 'Gunmaker & Sword Cutler to their R.H. The Prince Regent, Dukes of Sussex & Cambridge & Royal Museum'. He was at various addresses in the West End of London between 1802 and 1821, and supplied 'pattern pistols' to the Prince Regent's Collection, Carlton House in 1810For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 60-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Bolam, London, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off barrel engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzle and a slender band around the rear of the breech, border engraved action (top jaw and screw replaced) signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, rectangular pan, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, finely chequered figured rounded butt with foliate engraved silver cap, and silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, London proof marks 3.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:This maker or retailer appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual English HangerRetailed By Tapp, Cutler, Strand, Mid-18th CenturyWith bright slightly curved fullered blade (minor areas of rust patination) double-edged towards the point, hilt comprising silver quillon-block cast, pierced and chased with a martial trophy on each side, lobed recurved quillons with rocailles, burnished steel guard of baluster bars joined by C-scrolls and rising to form a knuckle-guard hooked into the silver pommel, the latter cast and chased in the round as a lion's head, and writhen wooden grip covered in blackened fishskin bound with a strand of silver ribbon, in original black leather scabbard with shaped silver locket, chape and suspension mount embossed and chased with Classical trophies, the former engraved with retailers details on the inside, and with two rings for suspension 56.8 cm. bladeFootnotes:Francis Tapp is recorded between 1744 and 1802. See Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, p. 236For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And A Continental 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolThe First Signed J.E. & J. Richards, London, Circa 1820, The Second Early 19th CenturyThe first with turn-off brass barrel, border engraved action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catch, folding trigger, and figured flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks; the second with octagonal brass barrel and border engraved action in one piece, the latter decorated with a drum and crossed spears on each side, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, trigger-guard, flat-sided butt, and steel ramrod secured by a spring-catch (steel parts rust patinated) (2)5.4 cm. and 8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:J.E. & J. Richards appear to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsSigned Turvey, Mid-Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a foliate scroll on one side and with a martial trophy on the other, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a scallop shell in an oval on the bow, figured rounded butts each inlaid with a silver wire scallop shell and scrollwork around the action tang, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some slight wear and surface patination overall), private Birmingham proof marks and indistinct maker's mark (2)12.8 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 14-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy John Manton, London, Circa 1808With sighted two-stage Tuscan barrel struck with crowned mark of Cristiano Leoni of Pistoia (Neue Støckel 7774) at the breech (old vice marks on both sides), patent breech with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat lock with rainproof pan and roller, the tail of the lock decorated with a gamebird in a landscape, border engraved 'French' cock with a part trophy and foliage, figured half-stock (some wear and old bruising, fore-end with two old splits) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with faint traces of decoration on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a landscape scene on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and later brass-tipped ramrod (metal parts pitted and worn overall) 77.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Previously unrecorded. For the maker's stamp and for an almost identical lock see D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pls. 31 and 54For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine And Rare Cased 90-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pocket PistolBy Joseph Egg Of London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1814With blued octagonal barrels each signed in gold along the top flat, gold fore-sight, border engraved breech with platinum line, platinum-lined touch-holes, blued border engraved tang inlaid with engraved gold martial trophies, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and decorated with foliage at the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks and steels (one an old replacement and fractured) each working on a blued external mainspring (one with some loss of finish) with roller, chequered figured rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising pommel decorated with foliage on each spur and with a foliate border around the gilt butt-cap, the latter engraved with owner's crest and motto, D-shaped trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, gold escutcheon engraved with monogram 'GB', steel ramrod with characteristically chequered tip, and retaining some of its original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including original brass-mounted four-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 6.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceMajor Noel Corry CollectionChristie's London, Important Firearms, Side Arms, Arms and Armour, 22 November 1965, lot 152 Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834. See Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', J.A.A.S., vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353Cf. two other examples sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2011, lot 401, and Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2016, lot 354The arms are those of Francis Maude (1768-1842) of Hatfield Hall, Wakefield. He was a barrister-at-law and recorder at DoncasterFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 54-Bore Percussion Rifled Target Or Duelling PistolsBy James Purdey, No. 314½, Oxford Street, London, Nos. 2039 And 2040 For 1831With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with twelve grooves and signed in full along the top flat (one barrel with old rebrowned finish, probably by the maker), blued front and back-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with engraved borders, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs, border engraved dolphin hammers and signed detented flat locks, the last each with engraved safety-catch, ebonised half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps each engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved with a flower-head, blued trigger-guards each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates with scallop shell engraved pineapple-shaped finial, and fore-end caps each engraved with a starburst, blued set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and in fine condition retaining nearly all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with full accessories including James Dixon & Sons brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, a bullet mould serial numbered to the pistols, turnscrew with pricker, and nipple-key engraved with initials 'CHC', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior (minor old splits) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Robert Rabett Collection sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2011, lot 531 ExhibitedThe Craft Of The Gunmaker 1640-1870, The Guildhall Museum, Rochester-Upon-Medway, August 1991 - January 1992, cat. no. 33 (illustrated)LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 132. Recorded as sold on 15 July 1831 for £52.10.0. to Lord Cranstoun of Sandridge Park, Totnes, DevonFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Blunderbuss with Brass Barrel And Lock Signed Brander, London, Circa 1775Reconverted from percussion, with three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved 'London' along the top flat, grooved engraved tang (pitted) border engraved rounded lock (signature re-engraved) decorated with foliage on the tail, figured full stock (fore-stock with old repaired splits) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased brass mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate with shaped cartouche, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, butt-plate decorated with foliage on the border engraved heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with acorn finial and a flower-head on the bow, baluster ramrod-pipes (rear one with minor damage), and later steel ramrod, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 48 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Spanish 15-Bore Percussion Pistol, Another Of 18-Bore, And An English Flintlock 40-Bore Box-Lock Pocket PistolThe First Dated 1843, The Second Mid-19th Century, The Last By Watkins, Hereford, Early 19th CenturyThe first with russet barrel rounded at the muzzle and inlaid in silver script 'En Eibar Por Sebastian Alberdi Año 1843' along the top, engraved lock inscribed 'En Eybar', the hammer chiselled as a seated lion, figured full stock with chequered rounded butt, and steel mounts (trigger-guard and ramrod replaced, in poor condition overall); the second converted from miquelet-lock, with belt hook and in poor pitted condition; the last of characteristic form, signed within an oval against a martial trophy over each side, folding trigger, and figured flat-sided butt (steel replaced, some surface patination), London proof marks (3)The first 16 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com