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Click here to subscribeA Swiss eight-air musical box late 19th century with 6in pinned cylinder mounted onto gilt finished steel bed with three in sight bells behind with hinged glazed internal lid flanked by repeat/change and start/stop levers opposing crank wind handle the walnut veneered box with musical trophy inlaid panel within line borders to lid 42cm wide.
A French Louis XV style ormolu mantel clock mid 19th century the eight day bell striking movement with foliate cast Roman numeral enamel cartouche applied dial signed ‘Le Rolle Paris’ in a rococo scroll cast case with urn surmount above cherub and leafy trail mounted glazed waisted sides and front centred with a globe trophy on integral scroll cast feet 42cm high.
A pair of carved hardwood hall stands in Black Forest style each with a stag head trophy mounted on a simulated tree trunk with knotted branches forming an umbrella loop on naturalistic rocky base with drip tray and mounted with a full size seated figure of a hunting dog with glass eyes 210cm high 60cm deep 80cm wide
A large George V two handled and lidded Trophy Cup, the pull off cover with urn shaped finial over a plain baluster body with presentation inscription for the ‘City of Ely Sports Association Challenge Cup’ with hollow cast lion mask and scrolling handles to a knopped stem and spreading circular base, weight 72ozs; Together with a large ebonised plinth base set with further shield shaped and inscribed plaques, total height 21”
A Victorian Presentation Trophy Cup of plain goblet form, the bucket bowl with presentation inscription for the County of Cambridge One Mile Cycle Championship, to a knopped stem and raised on a spreading circular base, the whole raised on an ebonised plinth, height 13 ½”, London 1888, makers mark LC
A large 19th Century Continental trophy cabinet with profusely carved decoration, the frieze with a central lion and cartouche surmount flanked by relief carved panels inscribed 'Anno 1660' above a glazed front enclosing shelves, the base with a pair of putto and foliate scroll supports flanking a central concave open shelf on a plinth base (faults, lacking glass).
A 20-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, serial no. 1226, circa 1799, reconverted from flintlock, with 31 3/4in. rebrowned twist barrels, silver fore-sight, patent recessed breeches each with gold-lined touch hole, gold-lined maker's mark and gold-inlaid line, foliate engraved grooved tang, signed flat bevelled border engraved locks each engraved with a martial trophy on the stepped tail and with rain-proof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and brass-mounted ramrod with worm, London proof marks. Literature: W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Manton Supplement, p. 218. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A SPANISH 15-BORE MADRID-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY DIEGO ESQUIBEL, MADRID, dated '1718', with 33in. two-stage swamped barrel with chiselled girdle and chiselled rear-sight, the octagonal breech section with gold-lined cross, flowers and maker's marks, tang engraved with foliage inhabited by monsters, flat bevelled lock of characteristic form signed 'ESQUIBEL ENMD(?) 1718', struck with gold-lined maker's mark and engraved with scrollwork and a martial trophy, root wood half-stock of 'Catalan' form (fore-end chipped, cracked opposite the lock) carved in relief with foliage behind the barrel tang and around the ramrod-entry, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard struck with four gold-lined flowers and a further gold-lined maker's mark, single spring-held barrel band, and later wooden ramrod (iron parts discoloured). Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A PAIR OF 22-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOLS BY GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, mid-18th century, 11 3/4in. overall, each with two-stage cannon barrel respectively numbered '1' and '2', signed action (one cock replaced), engraved iron tang, engraved sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, swelling walnut butt, silver mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate and butt-cap depicting an angel with trumpet, and silver trophy of arms escutcheons (some discolouration throughout), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A PAIR OF 44-BORE FLINTLOCK OVERCOAT PISTOLS BY J. BARTON, LONDON, early 19th century, 8in. overall, with slightly swamped octagonal twist barrels each signed on the top flat and with platinum-lined touch-holes, silver fore-sights, engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage and also incorporating the rear-sight, signed engraved flat bevelled locks each with stepped tail, safety-catch (one worn, the other incomplete), semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-end split in ramrod channel) each with chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guards each with pineapple finial, and wooden ramrods (iron parts discoloured throughout). Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A 28-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED SAW-HANDLED FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY P. BOND, 45 CORNHILL, LONDON, serial no. 4982, London silver hallmarks for 1807, 16in. overall, with unusual signed twist polygonal barrel (small patch of minor dents) with octagonal breech section, silver spider fore-sight, octagonal patent breech with gold-inlaid line and gold-lined touch-hole, tang incorporating the rear-sight and engraved with foliage and a martial trophy, signed flat bevelled detented lock decorated with a martial trophy on the stepped tail and with safety-catch (replaced), 'French' cock (top-jaw and screw replaced), rain-proof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock (small crack at side-nail), chequered butt, set trigger, full silver mounts including spur trigger-guard engraved with a trophy of arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, and later horn-tipped ramrod (loose replacement ramrod-pipe), London proof marks. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium. (see lot 256 for illustration).
AN 18-BORE FLINTLOCK OVERCOAT PISTOL SIGNED CLARKE, DUBLIN, early 19th century, 8in. overall, with octagonal barrel signed 'DUBLIN' and struck with Irish registration mark for Dublin County, tang engraved with a small martial trophy, engraved signed flat bevelled lock (cock replaced) with stepped tail and roller, figured walnut full stock (small repair to fore-end), engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and horn-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium.
A CAUCASIAN 22-BORE SILVER-COVERED ALL-METAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, late 19th / early 20th century, 18 1/4in. overall, with tapering three-stage barrel, rounded lock incised with lines and engraved with a small panel of foliage on the tail, the stock profusely decorated in low relief with panels of flowers and tendrils, and with an urn in front of the trigger-guard and a trophy of arms behind the barrel tang, the whole interspersed with small nielloed flower-heads, the trigger-guard bow decorated with a nielloed mythical beast, false ramrod; together with its matching iron ramrod with silver handle decorated en suite with the stock (handle loose). (2)
A 14-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, serial no. 9076, circa 1822, with 30in. twist sighted barrels, the rib engraved with a trophy of arms at the breeches and signed 'JOSEPH MANTON'S NEW IMPROVEMENTS, BY HIS MAJESTY'S PATENT.', patent breeches each with pierced platinum plug and engraved with a hunting trophy on the rib, scroll engraved tang and signed locks, hammers each with screw-retained nose, figured walnut half-stock (fore-end cracked) with chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with grip-safety, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and white-metal tipped ramrod with brass worm (some discolouration and scattered pitting), London proof marks. This serial number is recorded in W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, on page 274. Although the gun discussed by Neal & Back is similar (listed as belonging to James Purdey & Sons Ltd.), it is not the present Lot. Please note VAT at 5% is applicable on the hammer price and buyers premium. (see lot 268 for illustration).
HOLLAND & HOLLAND .375 MAGNUM 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 32146, 26in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt sight rib, white metal-inlaid open sights and ramp-mounted bead foresight with flip-up moonsight, rib engraved "THE ROYAL .375 MAGNUM EJECTOR RIFLE", treble-grip action with side-bolsters, removable striker discs, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, manual safety, best bold acanthus scroll engraving with feathered borders, retaining some original finish, 14 3/4in. figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap) and including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, escutcheon initialled 'J K-H', beavertail fore-end, weight 10lbs. 6oz., in its brass-cornered leather case with presentation plaque inscribed 'Presented to JOHN KINGSLEY-HEATH Esq. On the occasion of his winning The SHAW & HUNTER Trophy On MAY 22nd 1957 By SYDNEY P. DOWNEY Esq. Ken & Downey Safaris Ltd. Box 1822. Nairobi. Kenya. East Africa'. The maker's have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1930
THE OLYMPIC GOLD-MEDAL WINNING GUN BELONGING TO RICHARD FAULDS M.B.E. A BERETTA 12-BORE 'A.S.E. GOLD TRAP' SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. AD6380B, 32in. nitro barrels with 10mm ventilated matt top-rib, bead foresight removed, 2 3/4in. chambers, 1/4 and full choke inserts, hold-open toplever, manual safety, non-selective adjustable single-trigger, plain bronze finish gold-inlaid with a trophy and garland, 14 3/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock including 1in. rubber recoil pad, sculpted fore-end, weight 8lbs. 8oz., in its universal case. Footnote: Richard Faulds is one of the most successful professional competition shots this country has produced. In 1996, at just 19 years of age, Richard represented Great Britain at Double Trap for the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His 5th place at those games was the best result England had produced since 1972. At the Sydney Games in September 2000, using this gun, Richard achieved every competitive shooters dream by taking the gold medal, in a dramatic shoot-off against the home favourite Russell Mark. The win also secured him a ten dollar side bet from his adversary.
A George V silver twin handled trophy cup and cover of urn shape inscribed 'Miners Welfare Fund (Joint Committee for Monmouthshire and south Wales) Bowls Competition Challenge Cup (Team Championship), this cup is presented by the Committee for Annual Competition', Sheffield 1924, 38 ozs, with winners plaques and inscriptions from 1937 -1985.
A Victorian silver two handled trophy cup and cover, presented to H C Schlotel, August 1st 1887 as winner of the 'saltwater amateur championship of the world' held at Southsea, the cover with a finial in the form of a child seated astride a stylised dolphin, elaborately chased and on a stem entwined with a sea serpent. 34cm high. Birmingham 1887.
A plated presentation trophy in the form of a boxing ring, the centre applied with an enamelled plaque, inscribed 'Scottish Amateur Boxing Association' above two enamelled flags and a presentation inscription 'The Scottish Amateur Boxing Association Scotland v Ireland at Glasgow 12th December 1963...', on an ebonized plinth base.
An early Victorian ploughing trophy with marks for London 1840 maker Charles Fox of waisted goblet form on rustic pedestal foot cast to one side with a rural scene of a figure and horses pulling a plough the opposite side with fruit and scroll cast cartouche with presentation inscription: ...TUAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY...March 1846... Height 18.5cm 12oz
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