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A set of six Royal Worcester porcelain dessert plates, circa 1903, each painted with flower filled vignettes within gilt overlaid scroll borders on a pink scale ground, within a shaped white beaded rim, puce factory mark including 'A.T. Wiley & Co Ltd, Montreal' retailers and painted 'W6855' to base, diameter approx 22.5cm.
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*British Navy. A group of five manuscript documents addressed to the 'Respective Officers of His Majesty's Ordnance at Portsmouth, 6th November 1770 to 5th July 1784, the first concerning the details for replacement of six guns thrown overboard by the Sloop Officer, signed Tho. Hartnell; the second a 'List of Instruments, Tools &c., as is Necessary to be provided on the spot, preparatory to beginning the works for enclosing his Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth', signed John Archer; the third a letter referring to the (enclosed) list, signed John Boddington, the fourth ordering the supply of the established number of Guns to 'His Majesty's Ships the Barfleur, Centaur, Egmont, Lenox, Royal Oak, Terrible, Asia, Prudent, and Worcester being apointed to do the Duty of Guardships at Portsmouth', signed John Bullock; the last asking for an opinion as to 'the method best to be adopted for the preservation of Guns whether by Paint or Lacquer as also for preserving their Bores from Rust', signed Chas. Lennox, all 1 page except list 2 pp., first, third and fourth items with address panels, date stamps and seal tears, first and last sl. soiled and dampstained, all folio (5)
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A Swansea pottery hexagonal jug, painted with floral motifs on a white ground, 15cm high; an early 19th century porcelain milk jug, painted with central band of cabbage roses on a gilt embellished ground; a Worcester Kakiemon pattern dish with fluted border, fret mark to underside; and a small quantity of other ceramic items.
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A Barr Worcester porcelain teabowl and saucer, circa 1800, of spiral volute form, puce and gilt decorated with floral sprays, saucer 13.8cm diameter; a Royal Worcester Imari influence plate, retailed by Cilman Collamore & Co, New York, date code for 1922, 22cm diameter; and a Locke & Co floral decorated teacup and saucer, (5).
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A Royal Worcester blush ground ewer, with acanthus relief moulded decoration, painted with gilt relief foliage, green mark for 1886, ‘Rd No 43555’ and ‘1136’, light rubbing of gilding, 20cm high; and a Locke & Co, Worcester blush ground three-piece condiment set, of salt, pepper and mustard pot, each of lobed ovoid form, with printed mark for circa 1900, on a heart shaped electroplated stand with faux bamboo central loop handle and on three ball feet, 15cm high overall, (2).
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Five items of Royal Worcester, including a blush ground cauldron, printed and painted floral decoration with green mark circa 1890, restored, 6.5cm high; an ovoid blush ground swirl vase, handpainted with robin on relief branch, mark for 1905, 7cm high; a blush ground lidded trinket pot, printed and painted foliate decoration, mark for 1903, restored, (5).
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A pair of Royal Worcester blush porcelain vases, English circa 1890, each of near spherical form, with shaped neck moulded with floral motifs, flanked by opposing gilt handles, one painted with an owl perched on a branch, the other a jay, both enriched with gilt sky, set on moulded circular foot. Height 24cm.
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A near pair of Royal Worcester blush pot pourri vases and covers, English 1898 and 1900, each of shaped shouldered form with a pierced gilt cover surmounted by a shaped finial. Each painted with a floral and foliate spray, highlighted with gilt accents, set on a circular moulded gilt base. Damaged finial and cover. Height 26.5cm.
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A Royal Worcester blush pot pourri vase with inner and outer covers, English 1901, of shaped shouldered form, surmounted by a pierced domed cover with shaped finial. The body painted with foliate and floral sprays highlighted with gilt; together with a Royal Worcester blush ewer of ovoid form. Faults. Vase 26.5cm.
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A 20-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY PERRINS & SON, WORCESTER, serial no. 2967, circa 1860, with 29in. rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed 'PERRINS & SON, MAKERS, WORCESTER (2967)' on the rib, scroll engraved breeches, tang, signed locks and iron mounts, walnut half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, and later brass-mounted ramrod (iron parts with some pitting throughout).
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 8.5MM GABBET-FAIRFAX 'MARS' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, serial no. 47, 11 1/4in. overall, with blued barrel with raised sighting rib engraved 'MARS PISTOL 8.5MM', round rotating bolt with twin cocking lugs, blued frame with two long cylinders housing the recoil springs extending under the barrel, bright hammer, grooved trigger, magazine with lanyard-ring, smooth walnut grips, and some original blued finish. Footnote: The Mars pistol was developed in 1900 by Hugh Gabbet-Fairfax and was available in 8.5mm, 9mm and .45 (both long & short chambering). The first twelve prototypes were made by Webley & Scott under the direction of William Whiting who went on to design Webley’s successful series of self-loading pistols. The Mars was noted for having exceptional ballistics in their day, the .45 being the most powerful pistol in the world for a time. Gabbet-Fairfax was declared bankrupt by 1903 and production was resumed by the Mars Pistol Syndicate although this too suffered bankruptcy in 1907. It is not known exactly how many Mars pistols were manufactured during it’s troubled life, most estimates being around 60 although one pistol is known with a serial number of 195. The British War Office tested the pistol as a possible replacement for the .455 Webley service revolver but ultimately rejected it due to excessive recoil, muzzle-flash, and the complexity of its long recoil design. It was also noted that the spent cases were ejected out of the back of the pistol – directly into the face of the firer. Brian Boyan, owner of Worcester Gunsmiths, retired this year after more than 40 years in the gun trade. His life mirrors the development of guns and shooting since the end of the Second World War. He spent 12 years as Winchester’s gunsmith, making kickers and undertaking 2,000 repairs in that time. It is not surprising that his favourite Winchester model is the 101 – a gun that was a landmark in the post-war history of the shotgun. “It was the best gun they ever made,” says Brian. “Everything else stems from that gun.” Winchester made a line of these guns in the 1970s and 1980s. They were all made in Japan and are all extremely good quality. The model included a field grade, pigeon grade, and diamond grade with an XTR and lightweight thrown in for good measure. All are over/under, break-action guns. Some came in three barrel sets of different gauges. One of the models that firmly established the over-and-under concept as the gun of choice for competition clay shooting, it was not especially radical in design terms, being loosely based on the Browning B25, but it handled well, was affordable and came with Japanese build quality. Since the closure of the plant in Japan, the name has lain fallow. At first an engineer, Brian learnt his trade with Dr MK Durek, a Czech who worked at Webley & Scott in Birmingham and who designed pistols for them. Pistols are one of Brian’s great loves and he has two important lots in this sale – lot 302, the desirable London made Colt Navy percussion revolver, serial number three and lot 333, the rare Mars pistol. After founding Worcester Gunsmiths in 1958, Brian went on to compete in standard and free pistol events at an international level. A former secretary of the North Worcester Rifle & Revolver Club when Sir Gerald Nabarro was chairman, Brian was British Class B champion in 1961. He complains, however, that all the internationals he took part in were shot in this country – he never had the opportunity to compete abroad! Brian’s knowledge of gunmaking and the trade spans two generations. In his archive, Brian has the original blueprints of the WW Greener St George’s gun. The firm's famous St George exhibition guns were built in the early 20th century with carved St George and the Dragon motifs. It was one of Greener’s “G guns”, whose genesis came in 1881, when WW patented his Self-Acting Ejector (no 2003). It was the Birmingham firm's first G gun, an amalgam of Greener's 1880 patent (n
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