A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned W. Parker, Holborn, London, No. 2309, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels indistinctly signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with starbursts and a martial trophy at the stepped tail, engraved cocks (one cock and one top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with finely chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (steel parts with some wear and light pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and double-ended turnscrew, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 179Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 24 November 2021, lot 332Probably retailed by William 3 Parker recorded at 233 High 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
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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Richards, Strand, London, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'STRAND LONDON' along the top flat and with a band of foliage at the rear, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with a part martial trophy on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind, and blued steel-springs each with roller, figured full stocks each with flat-sided rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with large pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield, banners and foliage on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, original ramrods, one with horn tip and steel worm, the other with threaded tip over the worm and also forming a powder-measure, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel bullet mould and modern Peter Dyson silver-mounted turnscrew with pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (minor damage), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'J.S', crowned 25.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:John 1 Richards is recorded at 54 Strand (near the Adelphi), London between 1782 and 1808Offered with a 'Firearms As Trophies' certificate dated 13.2.1921 and detailing 'One pair of old flint pistols, flint action' and 'One double barrelled flint pistol, silver mounted'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 22-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pistol By Nat. Trevey, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrel, breech engraved 'LONDON' along the top, foliate engraved tang, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, figured half-stock (repaired above and beneath the lock) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel trigger-guard retaining some engraving, border engraved steel fore-end plate extending back to form the trigger-plate, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon, a shell above, and grotesque mask butt-cap with indistinct maker's mark, probably of Joseph Keays (some old wear and rust patination), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Gibson 13.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:Nathaniel Trevey was apprenticed for John Sibley in 1703. He is recorded as Gunmaker, Flower de Luce Ct., Fleet Street, London, between 1740 and 1752, and was contractor to Ordnance between 1743-1749Thomas Gibson was apprenticed to Stephen Chalkley in 1735, and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1742. A fine sporting gun and rifle by him are in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg (inv. nos. 3.0.369 and 386)For Joseph Keays see footnote to lot 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 22-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolBy Griffin, London, Circa 1760With turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1' at the breech, breech numbered to correspond and engraved with foliage beneath the pan on each side, border engraved action (cock expertly replaced) signed in capitals within a foliate ribbon over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt with rounded pommel, cast and chased silver mounts comprising vacant trophy of arms escutcheon and grotesque mask butt-cap, the latter with maker's mark of Joseph Keays, London proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a full account of Joseph Keays, see Leslie Southwick, 'The Makers' Marks', 'I.K', 'JA' and 'M.B', Struck On London 18th Century Georgian Silver Gun Furniture...', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (September 2022), pp. 136-185For Griffin see footnote to lot 205For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Turvey, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions (top jaws and screws replaced) each signed on a foliate scroll involving a martial trophy over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each with an engraved oval on the bow, figured rounded butts (one with minor chip) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some wear overall), London proof marks and unidentified maker's mark (2) 6.4 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 25 November 2015, lot 349See footnote to lot 220For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Fine Silver MountsBy Bumford, London, Circa 1760With two-stage cannon barrel turned and moulded at the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' on a foliate scroll at the breech (partly re-engraved), waisted border engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved action (cock and steel replaced) signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (repaired above the back of the action) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased in relief comprising trophy of arms side-plate involving flowering foliage, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and long-nosed moustachioed grotesque mask butt-cap framed by scallop shells and surmounted by a small lion-mask, steel ramrod-pipes (rear retaining screw missing), and later steel ramrod (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and Bumford's barrelsmith's mark 16.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:John 2 Bumford was apprenticed to Thomas Hardwell in 1735 and was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1751 and again in 1756. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1756 and 1771, to the East Indian Company between 1745 and 1773, and to the Hudson's Bay Company from 1757 until the year of his death in 1775Cf. a pair of pistols by the same maker with related mounts and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 347For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted PistolBy T. Page, Norwich, Circa 1765With barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and re-engraved 'NORWICH' within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, a panel of foliage behind, borer engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded lock (cock replaced) signed in capitals within scrolls and decorated with foliage on the tail, moulded figured full stock carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant escutcheon with foliage above and below, spurred pommel engraved with a flower-head on both sides and with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard (tang repaired) with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod, London proof marks and Page's barrelsmith's mark 17.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:T. Page is recorded in Norwich, Norfolk between 1763 and 1765For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock PistolsSigned Bunney, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Joseph Bunny, Circa 1775With two-stage barrels, octagonal breeches (worn) each signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a shell and foliage behind, engraved tangs, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals on a foliated rococo scroll and with foliage on the stepped tail (one cock replaced, the other with replaced top jaw and screw), figured full stocks each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and a scallop shell between flower-heads around the barrel tang, silver trophy of arms side-plates and vacant escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with stepped ovoidal cap decorated with a flower-head, trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and decorated with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrods (steel parts worn and pitted), Tower private proof marks (2) 20.2 cm. barrels Footnotes: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 15-Bore Flintlock Pistols With Earlier Silver Mounts By Brander & Potts, 70 Minories, London, Circa 1820, London Silver Hallmarks For 1754, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith slightly swamped brass barrels each engraved in capitals with London address within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, plain tangs grooved for sighting, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, cocks (one expertly replaced) engraved en suite, safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks (back of one butt with old repair), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced side-plates each with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, trophy of arms escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on an engraved border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with engraved foliate finial and a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later silver-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and Richard 1 Wilson's barrelsmith's mark (2) 18.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Campbells of Auchinbreck, Argyll, Scotland, probably that of Sir Philip Campbell (1679-1756), 5th Baronet of AuchinbreckMartin Brander and Thomas Potts are recorded as Gunmakers, 70 Minories and Goodman's Yard, London between 1802 and 1827. They were Contractors to Ordnance between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Brander, London, London Silver Hallmnarks For 1761, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith brass cannon barrels each engraved 'LONDON' in capitals along the tapering breech flat terminating in an engraved shell and foliate finial, border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks each signed in script, pans with water-drains, rounded cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind (one replaced), replacement steels and rollers, figured full stocks (one replaced during the pistol's working life), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plates each centred on a tower, vacant foliate escutcheons each with a shell above, border engraved spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on a scrolled border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with a shell and foliage finial, and engraved with a large flower-head on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each cast with a shell, and later horn-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of William Brander (2) 20.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:William 2 Brander was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1748. He was elected Master in 1767, 1772 and again in 1779. Contractor to the East India Company in 1773, and he was succeeded by his son MartinFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 20-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock PistolsBy Jover, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1782, Maker's Mark Of Charles FreethWith slightly swamped two-stage brass barrels, octagonal breeches engraved with a half flower-head on each top flat at the girdle and engraved 'London' in script along the top flat in front of a rocaille and line of beadwork, engraved tangs (worn), border engraved flat bevelled brass locks (probably expertly reconverted from percussion) each signed on a foliate scroll and decorated with foliage, cocks en suite, figured full stocks (one fore-end repaired, the other partly replaced) each carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, rounded butts, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, large vacant trophy of arms escutcheons, grotesque mask butt-caps, trigger-guards each with scallop shell and flower-head finial and engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, silver ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrods, Tower private proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 449William 1 Jover is recorded as a partner in the firm of Nock, Jover and Green, 83 Long Acre, London in 1775. He specialised in making multi-shot firearms and went into partnership with his son, also William, between 1784 and 1810For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols By S. Newton, Nottingham, Circa 1760With bright two-stage barrels each engraved 'NOTTINGHAM' beyond a trellised foliate tier along the breech, border engraved tangs each grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks (some expert re-engraving) each signed in capitals within a rococo foliate scroll and decorated en suite on the tail, rounded cocks also en suite, figured full stocks (one with old split in the ramrod-channel at the muzzle, behind the tail of the lock and broken through at the butt) each carved in low relief with owner's crest above a viscount's coronet behind the barrel tang, steel mounts comprising side-plates each pierced and chiselled with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, escutcheons chiselled with rocailles and foliage, border engraved spurred pommels each with ovoidal cap and decorated with a martial trophy on both sides, trigger-guards each with early form acorn finial and with a scallop shell in an oval on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm, private Birmingham proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest is that of Philip Wenman (1742-1800), 7th Viscount Wenman of Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland. Between 1768 and 1796 he was member of Parliament for OxfordshireSamuel Newton of Nottingham is recorded circa 1750-1764For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Late 18th CenturyWith bright broad carved fullered blade etched 'Osborn's Warranted' along the back at the forte, the forte (originally blued and gilt) etched along one side with crowned 'GR' cypher beneath a baldachin and above '2nd Troop' between 'WY' and 'JB', and on the other with a trophy of arms, pre-1801 royal arms and motto, and foliage involving a rocaille, regulation steel hilt with faceted rounded pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed leather-covered grip bound within twisted silver wire, in original steel scabbard with two split-rings for suspension (hilt and scabbard with old light pitting); together with a reproduction 1796 pattern heavy cavalry trooper's sword, the back of the blade etched 'J.J. Runkel, Solingen,' in its scabbard with two suspension rings, the locket stamped 'OSBORN & Co. BIRMINGHAM' on one side (2)83.3 cm. and 87.5 cm. bladesFootnotes:For more information regarding Henry Osborn, in partnership with John Gunby from about 1805, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 189-90For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By J.M. Burnie, Berwick, Circa 1815With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each stamped 'EXTRA FINE TWISTED STUBBS' beneath towards the breeches, recessed border engraved breeches each with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp (one with replaced gold) and platinum-lined touch-hole, the rib between engraved with a starburst, border engraved tang decorated with martial trophies, starbursts and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved cocks and steels each with a roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (some old bruising and minor split in front of the left lock) with chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and gamebird in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with a starburst on the scrolled tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original: in contemporary lined and fitted wooden case (the front with some old worming) with some accessories including mainspring clamp, pan brush and shot-flask, the leather body tooled with pheasants in a landscape within a circular border of beadwork on both sides, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (stained), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, private Birmingham proof marks 73.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:James Burnie is recorded in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland between 1810 and 1828For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 13-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 1420 For 1801Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted three-stage barrel turned at the girdle, part octagonal breech (some old pitting beneath) becoming polygonal, recessed breech with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, and relined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat lock signed in capitals (signature refreshed) and decorated with a martial trophy on the tail, and with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (some old bruising, fore-stock with some old worming and repairs) with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated en suite with the tang and comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some wear and rust patination), London proof marks 84.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 11-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Sporting Gun By T. Peele, Mid-18th CenturyWith rebrowned barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and engraved with an elongated loop along the tapering sighting flat at the breech, and with foliage at the rear (touch-hole bushed), silver fore-sight formed as a bearded mask (worn), border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock (pan repaired, steel-spring replaced or repaired) signed in capitals and decorated with a foliate scroll on the tail, cock en suite, figured full stock (repaired in front of the lock) with take-down fore-end (some old repaired splits) and carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate centred on a cartouche, escutcheon with a shell above and below and engraved with owner's initials 'R-B', butt-plate with a martial trophy beneath a baldachin and foliage on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with shell and foliage finial, turned ramrod-pipes (one damaged), and later horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some old pitting, barrel-bolts replaced), private Birmingham proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'TP', probably the maker's 112 cm. barrel Footnotes:For Peele see footnote to lot 189For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 16-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Sporting GunBy William Bailes, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1763, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith rebrowned two-stage barrel with turned girdle and silver spider fore-sight, signed octagonal breech section engraved with a band of beadwork at the rear and with gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved grooved tang, large signed flat lock retained by two screws and with moulded border, roller, engraved safety-catch and tail, figured half-stock (minor bruising, cracked at the rear side-nail, chipped above and in front of the lock) carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, chequered grip with a dot in the centre of each diamond, cast and chased silver butt-plate and trigger-guard each decorated with rococo designs, the trigger-guard with a martial trophy in relief on the bow and a bouquet of flowers and foliage on the finial, silver rear ramrod-pipe (replaced), horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped ramrod (iron parts with some scattered minor pitting), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 98.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Marquess of Zetland, Aske, Nr. Richmond, Yorkshire (anon sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 20 December 1977, lot 235 - £990 including premium, to Neal)W. Keith Neal Collection, G352Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 54Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 334Literature:W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Messrs Griffin & Tow And W. Bailes, 1989, pp. 176-178, pls. 83 a-dAlmost certainly made for Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt. (d. 1781), 'The Nabob of the North', patron of Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale, Pierre Langlois and Johann ZoffanyWilliam Bailes (circa 1700-1766) was at Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury from 1748 until his death. He is credited by Sir Thomas Frankland (in Cautions to Young Sportsmen) with the invention of the under-rib as fitted to the barrel of this gunFor John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting GunSigned Griffin, London Silver Hallmarks For 1757, Maker's Mark of John AllenProbably reconverted from percussion, with French barrel retaining traces of gilt lines around the muzzle and foliate decoration around the silver fore-sight, part octagonal breech en suite and with indistinct Parisian maker's name along the top flat, perhaps 'LABORD A PARIS', the flat tapering to the fore-sight, foliate engraved tang grooved for sighting, border engraved rounded lock (side nails not tightening) now engraved 'GRIFFIN' on a foliate scroll, and decorated with a shell and foliage on the tail, safety-catch engraved en suite, figured full stock (some old bruising, fore-stock with some old splits, repairs and partly replaced at the muzzle) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with a shell above, butt-plate with a scallop shell and foliage against trellised grounds on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with flowering finial and with Bacchus mask and vines against a trellised ground on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and ramrod with replaced brass tip 97.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a flintlock sporting gun by Henry Nock and with a very similar trigger-guard, see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pl. 399For John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare 32-Bore (.500) Flintlock Ferguson-Action Breech-Loading Park RifleBy Durs Egg, London, Circa 1790With rebrowned slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with six spiral grooves and signed along the top flat in front of the loading aperture, silver fore-sight, and engraved with a line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved tang decorated with flowering foliage, signed border engraved flat lock (cock an old replacement) decorated with a bird in flight and foliage at the stepped tail, and with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap, the butt (some old splits) with cheekpiece, characteristically chequered grip and carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel butt-plate decorated with a musical trophy on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard lever with foliage suspended from a ribbon on the bow, under-rib (one ramrod-pipe replaced), and later brass-mounted ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 72.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:Captain Patrick Ferguson (1744-80) patented his improved version of the La Chaumette breech-loading system in 1776. He employed the quick thread on the breech-plug which enabled it to be lowered by one turn of the trigger-guard (already used by Bidet in London in the 1720s), but he improved the action to prevent jamming after a few rounds mainly by cutting a recess into the plug (for grease) and vertical grooves across the screw threads. The present rifle incorporates both these improvementsFerguson demonstrated his rifle most successfully to the Board of Ordnance and to the King, whom he told that he could fire seven shots in a minute although 'he would not undertake in that time to knock down above five of His Majesty's enemies'. Initially two rifles were made by Durs Egg, followed by the production of one hundred, which a company of Volunteer riflemen were trained to use. Under Ferguson's leadership the riflemen fought with distinction in the American War of Independence at the battle of Brandywine Creek in 1777, but Ferguson was badly wounded, and Sir William Howe, said to have been insulted because Ferguson's corps was raised without his knowledge, disbanded it, returning the men to their units. For the next two years Ferguson led raids with small bodies of troops in the Jerseys and the south, and fought under Tarleton. He was killed at the battle of King's Mountain, in North Carolina, on 7 October 1780, the only British officer with over a thousand loyal AmericansFor a related example see the Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 137. For Durs Egg see footnote to lot 163For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Guernsey interest - A small silver trophy cup Walker & Hall (John Edward Bingham), Sheffield, 1885, engraved R*G*A*S 2nd PRIZE AWARDED TO H.A LANGLOIS "For large farms" (1886), 5¾in. (14.6cm.) high, weight 3.68 tr.oz., together with a silver plate trophy 'Channel Islands All Comers' West United Sports Club, 1939 & medal for Tug of War. (3)
An Edwardian silver comport or tazza the circular bowl with pierced border, scroll handles, turned stem on a spreading circular foot,13cm high, Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall), Sheffield 1909, weight 6.6 tr.oz. together with an Art Deco silver twin-handled trophy, on a Bakelite base, 19cm high overall, Birmingham 1932; and a copper and white metal presentation cup, inscribed 'Archery Meeting May 19th and 20th 1932', approx 14cm high, loaded base (3) * Trophy and comport generally good, no inscription, wear commensurate with age, the comport and a dent to the rim
* Schneider Trophy. Supermarine Racing Seaplane Car Mascot, circa 1931, an original example of the famous RAF S6B winner of the 1931 event thereby taking the coveted trophy outright, chrome-plated bronze with good detail, incised markings, and rotating propeller, shows minor age-wear from previous fitting to a motorcar, wingspan 15 cm QTY: (1)
* Motorboat Photograph. British International Trophy, Motorboat Racing, circa 1913, an original photographic study by Beken of Cowes depicting the winning "Maple Leaf IV" of T. O. M. Sopwith at full speed, signature captioned in white ink to lower margin and mounted in original period green gessoed and gilt deep moulded frame, 36 x 43 cm QTY: (1)
* Pioneer Aviation. Louis Paulhan flying over Brooklands, 29 October 1909, comprising 7 early black and white press photographs commemorating this flight, Worlds Graphic Press Ltd to verso of three, two inscribed 'Flying at Brooklands M Paulhan machine being pushed back to the shed after his record flight', and 'M Paulhan flying at Brooklands this (Saturday) afternoon', various sizes, largest 20 x 26 cm, smallest 15.5 x 21 cm, together with 11 early motoring black and white press photographs recording the famous truck versus racing car at Brooklands, some with typed information to verso 'Truck V Racing Car. Famous Brooklands drivers in a novel event. Mr R.M. Hanlonm receiving a start of 1 hr 31 mins with a Greenbat Electric Truck carrying a load of two tons, beats Mr J.G. Parry Thomas over a course of 8 miles by 32-2/5 secs at Brooklands', mostly 16.5 x 21.5 cm QTY: (18)NOTE:Provenance: From the private collection of Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, Clerk of the Brooklands Course from 1909 until the mid-1920s. Col. Lloyd was also the starter at Brooklands and is the person shown starting the Royal Mail truck. Col. Lloyd was a very important person with regard to early motoring in the UK. He was involved in assessing early cars, motorcycles, tractors etc for the army, he was a Royal Engineer. He was part of the group who set up and ran the Gordon Bennett Trophy races in 1904. From 1909 to the mid 1920s he was the Clerk of the Course at Brooklands, also the starter. He was the person who came up with the name “Cyclecar” and was on the founding Committee of the “Cyclecar Club” in 1912. The Cyclecar Club eventually became “The Junior Car Club”. Col. Lloyd remained closely connected with Motoring and particularly motor racing for the rest of his life, being the Chairman of the RAC Competitions committee in 1939. Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan (1883-1963), was a French aviator. He is best known for winning the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.On 29 October 1909, Paulhan made the first official powered flight at Brooklands in his biplane made by Farman Aviation Works. This was also the first public flying display at Brooklands and some 20,000 spectators watched him fly to a height of 220 metres.
Large presentation 1909 (N/O) sterling silver 2 handled trophy by Johnson Walker & Tolhurst on original turned wooden base with silver band and facsimile signatures ~ presented to L W Slade for 'Public Schools Club' - total height 34cm x 26cm diameter & silver trophy weight 1200g and is in original oak and brass carry case (40cm high x 40cm wide x 30cm deep)
An Elizabeth II parcel gilt spill vase, mark of Shannon O'Neill, London 2016, of tapering from, the lower with two cast gilt leopard's heads back-to-back, raised on a stepped circular foot, gilded interior, 12cm high, 4.5cm diameter at the base, 2.7ozt, presented in the original box Irish silversmith, Shannon O’Neill’s, workshop is in a former stable in the grounds of Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire. It was from here that she created the award for the 2019 Grand National horse race after representatives from principal sponsors, Randox Health, saw her work on display in London at The Goldsmiths’ Company Collection.She has been privileged to work overseas, has made props for blockbuster films and more recently was awarded the prestigious commission to design the trophy for the Grand National – for a second time. Overall in good condition with no obvious signs of damage or repairs. Some light surface scratches as to be expected. Hallmarks clear and readable.
A Fine Turkish Silver-Mounted Flintlock Blunderbuss19th CenturyWith French export barrel in two-stages flared at the muzzle and damascened in gold with two starbursts, turned and gilt girdle, breech chiselled in relief against a gilt ground with an elaborate martial trophy above a swag, gold touch-hole, tang with sighting groove and engraved with foliage against a gilt ground, rounded lock with gilt pan, cock and steel all chiselled and gilt en suite with the breech, the former engraved with spurious maker's name, roller, figured full stock profusely inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and pellets, fore-end and grip carved in imitation of chequering, butt carved with a border of meandering foliage and inlaid with a bird in silver wire on each side, and unusually with a fish along the bottom, mounts cast and chased in relief, comprising trophy of arms side-plate, foliate escutcheon, butt-plate with border en suite with the side-plate, trigger-guard with martial finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, later wooden ramrod with bone tip, and in unfired condition 34.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of Ottoman 22-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols With Silver-Gilt MountsEarly 19th CenturyWith reblued two-stage barrels each with gold fore-sight and engraved gold martial trophy forward of the girdle, octagonal breeches becoming polygonal and each encrusted with engraved gold foliage along the flats, gilt touch-holes, tangs each with sighting groove and decorated en suite, flat bevelled locks each decorated with an engraved gold cannon beneath the gilt pan and with foliage on the tail, cocks and steels en suite, rollers, figured full stocks each profusely inlaid with white-metal wire scrollwork, the fore-ends inset with a pinned white-metal panel on both sides pierced and engraved with foliage, a panel around each barrel tang pierced and engraved with foliage and two field cannon, and a further panel on the back of each butt pierced and engraved with a martial trophy, mounts cast and chased in relief with martial trophies and comprising side-plates, spurred pommels and trigger-guards, turned ramrod-pipes, foliate engraved white-metal fore-end caps (one incomplete), original false ramrods each with turned bone tip, and retaining much original gilding (2) 27.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Twenty-Four Various Powder-Horns19th Century And LaterEach formed from a section of polished cowhorn, some mounted with nozzles for powder and shot, one incised 'Ann Firth Cartaxo Portugal', crowned banners above and dated '1827' below (nozzle damaged); another incised with royal arms, a coat-of-arms, a large bird, foliage and inscribed 'J. SMITH GRS. 96. REG. T 1842' within a heart (minor damage, base-plug replaced); and another with silver nozzle formed as a monster-head and with spring tap en suite, basal mount chased with a trophy of arms, and silver suspension chain; together with an archer's horn with white-metal mounts (basal mount missing) including an applied heart-shaped panel engraved 'E. SAVAGE 1853', and a white-metal mounted drinking horn (26)13.5 cm. to 47.5 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. Sporting GunBy Portie, Orleans, Provincial Silver Marks, Dated 1776With two-stage barrels retaining traces of gilding at the starburst around the silver fore-sight and at the turned girdles, octagonal breeches becoming polygonal and engraved with flowering foliage (refreshed) retaining faint traces of gilding, the rib decorated en suite and signed in gold-inlaid capitals, the underside of the breeches engraved 'Merley Berlier' and stamped with a heron mark, and stamped 'TORDU' with a fleur-de-lys mark respectively, dated deeply grooved border engraved tang partly engraved with foliage against a punched and gilt ground, signed border engraved rounded locks (top jaws and screws replaced), steels each engraved with a frond, figured moulded half-stock carved with foliage in relief on the fore-end (old splits) and behind the barrel tang, the comb of the butt with leather-covered cheek-pad, mounts cast and chased in relief against finely punched grounds retaining some original gilding, and comprising butt-plate of shaped outline decorated with flowering foliage and involving a stag hunting trophy on the heel tang, crowned vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, trigger-guard with scrolled tang and decorated with a sporting trophy hung from a ribbon on the bow, the finial with flowering foliage, spirally-grooved ramrod-pipes, the near one (expertly replaced) with terminal en suite with the trigger-guard finial, sling loops, and later silver-tipped ramrod (some wear overall) 81 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureJean-Jacques Buigné and Pierre Jarlier, Le ''Qui est qui'' de l'arme en France de 1350' à 1970, Vol. I, 2001, p. 329For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. Sporting GunThe Locks By Junker A Grumback, Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyWith two-stage barrels with two gilt lines around the muzzles and a gilt starburst around the silver fore-sight, part octagonal breeches each with oval gold-lined maker's stamp of Leclerc, probably Jean Nicholas (Neue Støckel 182), blued rib inscribed '..CANON ... TORDU ... FER ... ETOFEE ..' within a punched and gilt foliate border, the underside of the breeches indistinctly inscribed and stamped 'FERTOFEE' and 'TORDU' respectively, grooved border engraved tang, border engraved rounded locks (steels old replacements) signed in capitals, lightly engraved cocks, figured moulded half-stock carved with foliage in relief on the fore-end (minor old repair in front of the right lock), behind the barrel tang and at either end of the cheek-piece, mounts cast and chased with foliage in low relief, partly against finely punched grounds and comprising butt-plate of shaped outline bordered by rococo shells, the retaining screws each centred on an engraved garland, trigger-guard with scrolled tang and engraved with a hunting trophy and foliage on the bow, and with foliate finial, rear ramrod-pipe with terminal en suite, sling loop (the other missing), and horn-tipped ramrod 84.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Juncker A Grumback appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Fine Pair Of Dutch 18-Bore Flintlock Holster PistolsBy Nicolas Renier A Mastricht, Early 18th CenturyWith bright three-stage barrels each with large brass fore-sight centred on a border of engraved foliage, turned girdles each with an engraved border of repeated foliage, breeches each with engraved foliate grotesque mask, ormolu-covered tangs each extending to form a ramped mount over the rear of the breech and engraved with foliage, bright border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and decorated with a bearded grotesque mask on the tail, cocks decorated with foliage en suite, pans each with raised lip fitting into a recess on each steel, the latter stamped '.3' and '..3' respectively, artificially figured moulded full stocks (some splits and repairs, one butt broken through), ormolu mounts cast and chased in relief and comprising pierced foliate side-plates each involving monster-head terminals, a cherub and a portrait bust in an oval centred on a martial trophy supported by bound captives, spurred pommels each with a foliated demi-figure on both sides and a grotesque mask cap framed by foliage, trigger-guards each with bevelled edges and a portrait medallion between foliage on the bow, turned faceted ramrod-pipes, brass-capped wooden ramrods, and in little used condition retaining most of their bright and gilt finish (2) 30.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:Nicolas Renier, also spelt Reynier or Regnier, is recorded in Maastricht and Liège between 1694 and 1706For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased 18-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting GunBy Joseph Manton, Hanover Square, London, No. 8405 For 1819Converted from tubelock, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full in capitals along the rib, breeches each with pierced platinum plug and engraved with symmetrical foliage on the rib between, border engraved tang engraved with symmetrical foliage involving a monster-head on either side at the nipple-shield, border engraved flat locks each inscribed 'JOSEPH MANTON PATENT' and decorated with two elaborately foliated grotesques, foliated scroll engraved dolphin hammers, figured half-stock (some old bruising, old repair beneath the front of each lock) with chequered grip, reblued border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, serial numbered trigger-guard with a differing martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod (some engraving refreshed): in original lined and fitted mahogany case (some baize loose) with circular white-metal cap dispenser stamped 'Sykes' and old leather flint wallet, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (stained) for 1819-20, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and Charles Lancaster's barrelsmith's mark 74 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Ketland & Co. Of Birmingham And London, Late 18th CenturyWith three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved with foliage at the rear, grooved border engraved tang, signed flat border engraved lock (cock an old replacement) decorated with a shell and foliage at the tail, figured full stock (some old bruising, minor split at the muzzle) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, brass mounts comprising bevelled border engraved side-plate decorated with a martial trophy, butt-plate decorated en suite on the heel tang, vacant escutcheon cast with a shell above and foliage below, trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and brass-tipped ramrod with steel worm, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Ketland 39.2 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 16-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun Signed Hetherington, Nottingham, Circa 1815With rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels engraved 'NOTTINGHAM' along the rib, recessed breeches each with two platinum lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, the rib between engraved with a martial trophy, foliate engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a gamebird in a landscape in front of the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks, and blued replacement rollers, figured half-stock (chipped behind the tail of the right lock, repaired around the rear ramrod-pipe finial) with cheekpiece and chequered grip, russet steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a martial trophy on the scroll and on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver eschutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and associated brass-mounted ramrod, Birmingham proof marks 75.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:John Hetherington is recorded at Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham between 1817 and 1844For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 16-Bore Flintlock D.B. Covert GunBy John Manton, London, No. 4650 For 1806With rebrowned twist sighted barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches engraved with a starburst between and each with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp of fourth type, and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a small martial trophy and foliage, and with a starburst in the sighting groove, border engraved serial numbered flat locks each signed in capitals and decorated with a gamebird in a landscape on the tail, rainproof pan, border engraved 'French' cock and roller (one steel an old replacement), figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a gundog and gamebird in flight on the heel tang, trigger-guard with large pineapple finial, decorated with a similar scene on the border engraved bow, and serial numbered within a starburst on the scroll, rear ramrod-pipe with pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 63 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Richards (Liverpool) Ltd.LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1966, p. 83D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 35For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P584 and P585Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 170One pistol, Clay P. Bedford Collection, 1107 Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms & Armour..., 23 September 2020, lot 312ExhibitedOne pistol, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, cat. no. 171LiteratureW. 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.1Clay P. Bedford and Stephen V. Grancsay, Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford, exhibition catalogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1971, pp. 158 and 159, no. 171 (illustrated)This is the earliest pair of Forsyth pistols recordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol Signed H. Nock, London, Circa 1820With turn-off brass barrels numbered '18' and '19' respectively at the breeches, border engraved brass action (cock and steel replaced) and breeches, the latter numbered to correspond, the former signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, and flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks 7.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket PistolBy Heylin, Cornhill, London, Circa 1770With turn-off cannon barrel, border engraved action signed in capitals over each side and decorated with rocailles and foliage involving a part martial trophy on one side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with an oval motif on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, Tower private proof marks and Heylin's barrelsmith's mark 5.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, P480Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 225Heylin, gunmaker and stonebow maker, was made free of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in 1757, was elected Assistant in 1773, Upper Warden in 1776, and Master in 1777. He was contractor to the East India Company, 1773-1777, to the Hudson's Bay Company, 1775-1777, and to the African Merchants Company in 1760. Also on the livery of the Worshipful Company of Vinters, his career was interrupted by bankruptcy in 1779 and he died in 1801. See Norman Dixon, 'Joseph Heylin, A Georgian Gunmaker', J.A.A.S., Vol. XVII, No.3 (March 2002), pp. 155-189For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock D.B. Box-Lock Pistol By Taylor, Circa 1775With turn-off canon barrels punched with two and three dots respectively to correspond with the breeches, border engraved action decorated with foliage and signed within a rocaille against a part martial trophy on one side, ring-neck cock (top jaw and screw replaced), engraved cut-off lever on the left side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with an oval motif on the bow, figured rounded butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork flower-heads and part martial trophies (some losses), vacant silver escutcheon with cast borders, and silver grotesque mask butt-cap (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham private proof marks 9.4 cm. barrels Footnotes:An Edward Taylor is recorded in Birmingham between 1766 and 1772For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 25-Bore Flintlock Travelling Pistol Signed Rawson, London, Circa 1820With browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in capitals along the top flat, case-hardened breech with two slender gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang with back-sight and engraved with a basket of foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catch and roller, figured stock with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, reblued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a half martial trophy and foliage on the bow, engraved silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod with steel worm and threaded brass cap, Birmingham proof marks 13.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyWith slightly swamped rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with gold lines at the muzzle and breech (the latter incomplete) and now inscribed 'Innes & Wallace Makers To His Majesty, Edin.b.', gold-lined touch-holes, tangs each with back-sight and engraved with a Britannia shield and foliage, associated flat bevelled locks (signatures illegible, one cock an old replacement) with rollers, figured half-stocks (old bruising) with chequered flat-sided rounded butts, the flats left plain, silver spur trigger-guards (repaired) each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, rear ramrod-pipes en suite, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, adjustable set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods (some wear overall): in modern relined and refitted mahogany case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould (both in poor condition), the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on an original flush-fitting brass carrying handle engraved 'The Hon.ble. A.G.C. Chichester, 71st. Light Infantry', London proof marks 23 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Paul Murray Collection sold in these Rooms, 30 November 2017, lot 621For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Jas. Wilkinson, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1820With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full in capitals along the top flat at the breech, each breech with gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy and foliage at the stepped tail, pierced cocks engraved with foliage and each with safety-catch behind, rollers, figured full stocks (minor old split in each ramrod-channel, one fore-end slightly incomplete along one side at the muzzle) each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each retaining much original blueing, with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (central compartment loose) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, steel bullet mould and pan-brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (incomplete), the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's name 'S.P. Janer', London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:James 1 Wilkinson was Henry Nock's foreman. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George III in 1805 and is recorded at 17 Ludgate Hill, London between 1806 and 1817, and at 12 Ludgate Hill between 1819 and 1828. He died in 1848 at the age of ninetyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Wogdon, London, Circa 1785-90With plain barrel, border engraved action signed in capitals within an oval against a martial trophy and foliage on one side and engraved 'LONDON' within an oval against a rocaille and foliage on the other, plain safety-catch locking the ring-neck cock and steel, plain trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, figured flat-sided butt (some old bruising), and later horn-tipped ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 8 cm. barrel Footnotes:LiteratureO'Sullivan & Bailey, p. 204, Cat. No. PP 9For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Extremely Rare 33-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Repeating Magazine Pistol On The Lorenzoni Principle By H.W. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1790With swamped octagonal barrel (old patch of pitting) signed in full in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a slender band of repeated foliage at the breech, pivoting fore-sight, border engraved rounded action and bevelled back-action lock, the former finely decorated with a starburst around the upper gas-escape and with a flower-head around the lower suspended from a ribbon, a garland beneath entwined around the trigger-guard, the latter signed on a ribbon held in the mouth of a lion in a landscape, a prone lioness nearby, replacement cock automatically cocked via a flat bar on the inside engaging with a circular breech-block and operated by a curved side-lever of tapering circular section with button terminal, hinged primer magazine cover (replaced) with spring-catch and engraved with a flower, border engraved tang plate decorated with a classical trophy of arms, hinged magazine cover for balls on the left engraved with a garland suspended from two ribbons against crossed palms, the tail behind engraved 'GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY' in an oval against an Eastern trophy and foliage, trigger-guard engraved en suite on the bow, chequered rounded butt carved with spirally-fluted pommel and flower-head shaped cap, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon (old light rust patination) 25.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's East, Fine Antique And Modern Firearms From the Estate of Dr. Jack Strassman, 21 May 1986, lot 346H. Lee Munson CollectionOlympia Auctions, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4 December 2019, lot 394LiteratureH. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, 1992, pp. 237-238A similar example by the same maker and built for Vice Admiral Lord Nelson is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 35.81.3). See also the only known example in its original case in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. XII. 4750). Howard L. Blackmore, English Pistols, 1985, p. 25, figs. 45 and 46For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer's SwordCirca 1800With tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section, etched and gilt against a blued ground along its length over the forte on both sides (gilding and blueing worn, old surface rust patination) with pre-1801 royal arms and motto, and along the medial flat with 'FOR MY COUNTRY & KING' between foliate scrolls, a martial trophy beyond, regulation ormolu hilt (some loss of gilding) cast with foliage and engraved with owner's initials 'RAA' on the edge of the shell-guard, grip bound with twisted copper wire, and retaining much of its gilding 82 cm. blade For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EDWARDIAN SCOTTISH SILVER TROPHY, HAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH 1907 of circular form with twin scroll handles and on a spreading foot23cm wide Qty: 431g Bears faintly visible erased inscription to one side, general wear commensurate with age including nicks and scratches but no particular damage to note
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