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A JAPANESE ARMOUR (TOSEI GUSOKU), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 501)

A JAPANESE ARMOUR (TOSEI GUSOKU), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
comprising sixty four plate kabuto profusely studded over its outer surface, fitted with mabizashi lacquered red on its underside, engraved brass maedate decorated with flowers and foliage (attaching peg broken), shikoro of six lacquered iron lames, the uppermost with fukigaeshi, iron mempo lacquered inside and out, fitted with a pair of pierced stylised ears, detachable nose, moustache and teeth, yodarekake of four lames, lacquered iron dô applied with a dragon amidst flames in brass and copper, kusazuri, a pair of ko-sode, a pair of lacquered iron and mail kote, and a pair of laquered iron and mail haidate

Seer note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Estimate: 3000-4000

A JAPANESE DAGGER (AIKUCHI TANTO), 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 501)

A JAPANESE DAGGER (AIKUCHI TANTO), 19TH/20TH CENTURY
with single-edged blade with traces of hamon, carved bone grip decorated with a vertical arrangement of Samurai warriors within a landscape (small cracks and chips)
20 cm; 8 in blade

Estimate: 200-300

A JAPANESE HELMET BREAKER (HACHIWARA), POSSIBLY 14TH CENTURY AND A WAKIZASHI

Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 501)

A JAPANESE HELMET BREAKER (HACHIWARA), POSSIBLY 14TH CENTURY AND A WAKIZASHI
the first with slightly curved blade of square section, incised with an inscription on each face and formed with a basal lug, red lacquered wooden grip, in its matching saya; the second with carved single-edged blade, signed tang (Sukemitsu) pierced with a single mekugi-ana, plain iron tang, in its wooden saya
the first: 42.2 cm; 16 5/8 in blade
(2)

The inscription on the first reads 'Nihon fukuji sokin -- (Japan? ancestor)', 'Genko gannen shogatsu kichijitsu' (on a good January day of Genko, 1331 AD first year), 'Kusunoki tamonbei Masashige', ' Goro Nyudo Masamune zo kore' (made by Goronyudo).

Estimate: 400-500

A CHINESE SO-CALLED SWORD BREAKER, TWO MINIATURE KATANA AND A COMMANDO KNIFE, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 501)

A CHINESE SO-CALLED SWORD BREAKER, TWO MINIATURE KATANA AND A COMMANDO KNIFE, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
the first with tapering blade of square section and hilt formed of a faceted moulding top and bottom; the second with curved single-edged blade with traces of a hamon, plain tang, engraved brass tsuba, in its lacquered saya; the third of cast iron and the fourth of regulation type
42 cm; 16 1/2 in blade
(4)
Estimate: 100-150

A 28 BORE JAPANESE SNAP-MATCHLOCK CARBINE, EDO PERIOD

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 501)

A 28 BORE JAPANESE SNAP-MATCHLOCK CARBINE, EDO PERIOD
with octagonal sighted barrel inlaid in soft metal with a fire breathing dragon above a mountain, associated vase-shaped muzzle (joined to the barrel by a later internal tube) and signed 'Kishu ju Shibatsuji Riemon' beneath the breech, fitted with integral pan with brass pivot-cover and fence, retained by a broad brass band at the breech, brass lock, sprung moulded brass serpentine, brass trigger, cherry wood full stock (possibly shortened, the brass with restorations), applied with engraved brass panels including bamboos beneath the fore-end and flowerheads opposite the lock and brass mounts including trigger-guard and trigger-plate
38.5 cm; 15 1/8 in barrel

Estimate: 400-600

TWO MORO SWORDS (KAMPILAN), EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 501)

TWO MORO SWORDS (KAMPILAN), EARLY 20TH CENTURY
of characteristic form, the first with hatchet-like blade pierced and inset with brass rondels at the tip, and rattan-bound carved wooden grip set with two United States Philippine peso dated 1907 and 1914 respectively; the second similar, in its rattan-bound scabbard
the first: 69.5 cm; 27 3/8 in blade
(2)

Estimate: 200-300

A LARGE MORO SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 501)

A LARGE MORO SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
with blackened wavy blade bound with two bands of chiselled silver at the forte, engraved silver hilt decorated with flowers, 'beaked pommel', in its scabbard with large silver pendok
53.5 cm; 21 in blade

Estimate: 350-450

TWO BALINESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), 19TH CENTURY

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 501)

TWO BALINESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), 19TH CENTURY
the first with pattern-welded double-edged blade, paste-set selut, painted wooden grip bound with plaited string, in its figured hardwood scabbard with painted wranka; the second with pattern-welded wavy blade, fur-bound hardwood grip, in its hardwood scabbard
the first: 42 cm; 16 1/2 in blade
(2)

Estimate: 240-300

TWO SUMATRAN SHORTSWORDS (PARANG), LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 501)

TWO SUMATRAN SHORTSWORDS (PARANG), LATE 19TH CENTURY
the first with patinated single-edged blade, carved horn hilt with monsterhead pommel, chased silver ferrule, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver chased with traditional foliage; the second with curved pattern-welded double-edged blade, carved horn hilt with chased silver ferrule, in its hardwood scabbard with large silver mounts
the first: 34.5 cm; 13 5/8 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 350-450

FIVE SOUTH EAST ASIAN DAGGERS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 501)

FIVE SOUTH EAST ASIAN DAGGERS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
comprising a small Malaysian keris, in its figured hardwood scabbard; three Malaysian bade bade, two in their scabbards and the third with angular horn grip; and a Ceylonese piha kaetta with silver-mounted carved hardwood grip, in its scabbard
the first: 14 cm; 5 1/2 in blade
(5)
Estimate: 200-250

A LARGE MORO KERIS AND A DAGGER (BADE BADE), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 501)

A LARGE MORO KERIS AND A DAGGER (BADE BADE), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with broad wavy blade bound with two silver bands at the forte, faceted hardwood hilt bound with plaited string, in its rattan-bound scabbard; the second with curved blade and hardwood grip carved with a mask on the pommel, in its leather scabbard
the first: 57 cm; 22 1/2 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 200-250

THREE JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 501)

THREE JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
with pattern-welded blades, the first and second with paste-set selut, faceted figured hardwood grips, and each in its figured hardwood scabbard
the first: 45 cm; 17 3/4 in blade
(3)

Estimate: 300-500

THREE JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 501)

THREE JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first two with pattern-welded wavy blades, the third blade straight, moulded figured hardwood hilts (selut missing) and each in its hardwood scabbard
the first: 42 cm; 16 1/2 in blade
(3)

Estimate: 300-500

##AN IVORY-HILTED SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND MORO SHORTSWORD (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 501)

##AN IVORY-HILTED SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND MORO SHORTSWORD (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with broad double-edged blade, silver hilt chased with a trellis design over the lower portion and carved ivory pommel (selut missing); the second with blackened single-edged blade inlaid with a brass line, paste-set selut, moulded hardwood hilt, in its scabbard
the first: 51 cm; 20 1/8 in blade
(2)

Estimate: 250-300

THREE SOUTH EAST ASIAN DAGGERS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 501)

THREE SOUTH EAST ASIAN DAGGERS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
comprising a Malaysian keris, with pattern welded blade, carved hardwood grip, in its scabbard; and two machetes with hardwood hilts, one with black hair finial
the first: 31 cm; 12 1/4 in blade
(3)
Estimate: 100-150

FOUR SOUTHEAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 501)

FOUR SOUTHEAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
comprising a Javanese keris with wavy pattern-welded blade, paste-set gilt selut, and carved hardwood grip, in its scabbard with chased white metal pendok; another, probably Sumatran, with carved grip and wranka, the latter involving a stylised lion; another keris; and a bade bade with fishbone blade and carved wooden grip and scabbard
the first 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in blade
(4)
Estimate: 220-250

##THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURIES

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 501)

##THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
comprising a Patani keris, with double-edged blade, carved hardwood hilt of characteristic beaked form, in its silver-mounted hardwood scabbard; another keris, with carved hardwood grip, in its scabbard with spirally moulded silver pendok; and a shortsword, with pattern-welded blade, carved ivory grip decorated with scrolls, in its scabbard
the first: 25.5 cm; 10 in blade
(3)
Estimate: 300-350

A JAVANESE SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND A SUMATRAN KERIS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 501)

A JAVANESE SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND A SUMATRAN KERIS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with pattern-welded wavy blade, carved hardwood grip, in its scabbard with chased silver pendok, the second with wavy blade, chased silver washer, carved angular hardwood grip with beaked pommel, in its scabbard with brass pendok
the first: 34.2 cm; 13 1/2 in blade
(2)

Estimate: 200-250

A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (KERIS), PATANI, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 501)

A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (KERIS), PATANI, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with straight double-edged blade, finely carved hardwood grip incorporating a monstrous mask with long beak, in its hardwood scabbard
36.5 cm; 14 14 3/8 in blade

Estimate: 200-250

A SUMATRAN KERIS AND A CELEBES DAGGER, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 501)

A SUMATRAN KERIS AND A CELEBES DAGGER, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with wavy pattern-welded blade, and carved hardwood figurative grip; the second with slightly curved fullered blade, hardwood hilt, in its carved hardwood scabbard
the first: 38.5 cm; 15 1/8 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 200-220

TWO JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 501)

TWO JAVANESE SHORTSWORDS (KERIS), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with pattern-welded blade, gilt selut, carved hardwood grip with two characteristic panels of scrollwork, in its scabbard with engraved brass pendok; the second with double-edged blade, paste-set selut, carved hilt, in its scabbard with white metal pendok
the first: 35.5 cm; 14 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 200-220

THE CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KASTANE) PRESENTED TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR WILLIAM HENRY

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 501)

THE CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (KASTANE) PRESENTED TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR WILLIAM HENRY GREGORY, K.C.M.G., 14TH GOVERNOR OF BRITISH CEYLON (1872-1877), FROM MRS ALWIS, CIRCA 1872-90
with curved single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller on each face, the forte encased in engraved brass inlaid with silver scrolls and leaves (small losses), hilt of characteristic form almost entirely encased in chased silver plaques, comprising a pair of quillons, arms and knuckle-guard involving Simha and Makara heads and traditional scrollwork, the grip chased with further scrolls and the pommel formed as a Simha head with a single red stone eye (the other missing, small losses), in its wooden scabbard encased in gilt copper, decorated with traditional scrollwork at the top and bottom, fitted with a single ring for suspension, and with presentation inscription towards the top
64.7 cm; 25 ½ in blade

The inscription reads: To The Right Honorable Sir W.H. Gregory, K.C.M.G., From Mrs Alwis.

Sir William Henry Gregory (1816-1892) was the son of Robert Gregory of Coole Park, co. Galway, and Elizabeth O'Hara of Raheen. He was born on 13 July 1816 IN Dublin and educated at Harrow School from 1831 under Charles Thomas Longley, who considered him the cleverest boy he ever taught. Gregory was head of the school before leaving for Oxford. At Harrow he began a lifelong friendship with Anthony Trollope. Gregory matriculated at Christ Church on 6 June 1835, but was less successful there, running second for the Craven scholarship in two successive years. Deeply disappointed by this failure, and increasingly distracted by an interest in horse-racing, he left Oxford without a degree.

In January 1842 he stood at a by-election as the Conservative candidate for Dublin, and was returned against the whig-Liberal Viscount Morpeth. The election cost £9000, of which the chief item was a 'gratification for 1500 freemen at £3 a head'. Gregory was soon regarded as being among the promising young men of his day in the House of Commons. He was popular with all parties and attracted the attention and regard of men as different as Peel, Disraeli, and O'Connell. He was the author of the 'Gregory clause', which disentitled the possessor of more than a quarter of an acre of land, and his family, to relief. He declared in parliament on 29 March 1847 that the smallholding class was 'no longer an object of pity'. He also procured the insertion of provisions for assisting emigration. Gregory inherited his father's Galway estates in spring 1847, and soon acquired a reputation as a humane and improving landlord. In 1850 he was appointed high sheriff of Galway, and became active in local affairs. Gregory's already considerably encumbered estates were pushed further into debt by his famine expenditure. His financial embarrassments were compounded by his passion for the turf, where he made heavy losses in the early 1850s and in 1857 he was obliged to sell more than half his estate. After this financial breakdown Gregory finally quitted the turf, but he retained his interest in racing matters to the end of his life.

Gregory became best known in parliament for his promotion of state funding for the arts. In 1860 he chaired a House of Commons inquiry into the British Museum, and he subsequently had much to do with the arrangement and development of the South Kensington collections. He was an ardent supporter of the opening of public museums on Sundays and took a keen interest in popularizing the study of the arts. In 1867 he was appointed by Disraeli a trustee of the National Gallery, and he took a very strong interest in the enlargement of the national collection. Shortly before his death he presented the best of his private collection to the National Gallery.

Early in 1871 Gregory was sworn of the Irish privy council, and later that year he was appointed, governor of Ceylon. In January 1872 he sailed for that colony, in which he remained for over five years. In this position Gregory exhibited high administrative qualities, and his tenure of the governorship was one of considerable success and popularity. He spent more money on transport and irrigation works than any other governor, doing much to stimulate the cultivation of coffee and tea, and to improve the harbours of the island. His efforts at social reform and attempts to end the commercial monoculture of coffee were more circumspect and of limited success. He also took a great interest in the culture and antiquities of Ceylon, and established a museum at Colombo. In 1875 he received the Prince of Wales in Colombo and was knighted. Increasingly bored by administrative routine, irritated by the criticisms made of him by the plantation interest, and having clashed with the Conservative colonial secretary over the privileges of the Anglican church in the colony, Gregory decided to resign in 1876. After

##A MORO SHORTSWORD (BARONG) AND THREE ACHEEN DAGGERS (BADE BADE), 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 501)

##A MORO SHORTSWORD (BARONG) AND THREE ACHEEN DAGGERS (BADE BADE), 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with broad leaf-shaped single-edged blade, hardwood hilt of characteristic form (cracked); the second with curved single-edged blade, polished ivory grip, and lightly carved wooden scabbard; the third with carved horn hilt and top-scabbard mount, the latter bound with silver, and the last with carved hardwood grip
the first: 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in blade
(4)

Estimate: 150-200

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD OF KILIG FORM, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 501)

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHORTSWORD OF KILIG FORM, 19TH CENTURY
with broad etched pattern-welded blade formed with a pair of long fullers and a hatchet point, shaped at the forte with a scrolling notch, engraved silver stirrup hilt, hardwood grip bound with plaited silver wire, a broad ferrule at the base, and the pommel set with a silver foliate washer
58 cm, 22 7/8 in blade

Estimate: 200-300

A SOUTH EAST ASIAN STAND FOR A KERIS, PROBABLY BALI LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 501)

A SOUTH EAST ASIAN STAND FOR A KERIS, PROBABLY BALI LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
of red painted figurative form, with gilt furrowed forehead, bulging eyes, wearing a chequered sarong, and the right hand with provision for a keris
54.5 cm; 21 1/2 in high

Estimate: 200-300

A MINIATURE DISPLAY OF CHINESE HAFTED WEAPONS, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 501)

A MINIATURE DISPLAY OF CHINESE HAFTED WEAPONS, 20TH CENTURY
comprising six differing types, each with long moulded socket, on it cane haft with iron shoe, displayed in a wooden rack with one moulded foot (the other foot missing); together with two incense burners and a small dagger
the first: 34.5 cm; 13 5/8 in high, including rack
(4)
Estimate: 100-150

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN MACHETE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 501)

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN MACHETE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with broad single-edged blade formed with a long slender fuller along the back-edge, carved horn grip fitted with a gilt shaped iron ferrule at the base, and bifurcated pommel (cracked through)
57 cm; 22 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 50-60

TWO NORTH AFRICAN POWDER HORNS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 501)

TWO NORTH AFRICAN POWDER HORNS, 19TH CENTURY
each formed of a polished tightly curled horn, fitted with engraved bone caps and large bone covers decorated with rondels and with provision for a stopper (missing)
21.5 cm; 8 1/2 in, the larger
(2)
Estimate: 100-150

AN OTTOMAN TURKISH W.W.I MILITARY DAGGER

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 501)

AN OTTOMAN TURKISH W.W.I MILITARY DAGGER
of regulation type, with silvered hilt, in its silvered scabbard (worn)
20.7 cm; 8 ¼ in blade

Estimate: 500-600

A TURKISH DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 501)

A TURKISH DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
with curved double-edged watered blade decorated with gold at the forte, carved horn grip, in its chased silver scabbard decorated with niello designs and with two loops for suspension
16 cm; 6 3/8 in blade

Estimate: 150-200

A NORTH AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK AND POUCH, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 501)

A NORTH AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK AND POUCH, 19TH CENTURY
the first of gourd-shape, the outer surface incised with traditional motifs and fitted with an iron loop for suspension; the second of stitched leather, the front of the body and the flap fitted with iron mounts, and with a turning pin for closure
25 cm; 9 7/8 in overall
(2)
Estimate: 100-150

A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE, AN ARAB JAMBIYA AND AN INDIAN SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 501)

A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE, AN ARAB JAMBIYA AND AN INDIAN SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with curved blade, hardwood grip, in its scabbard with nine accompanying pieces; the second with curved blade in its silver-mounted scabbard; and the third with recurved blade and hilt of talwar form
the first: 42 cm; 16 1/2 in blade
(3)

Estimate: 100-150

##A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, A BHUTANESE DAGGER AN AFRICAN MONEY SWORD AND A JAPANESE CLUB, 19TH/20TH CEN

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 501)

##A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, A BHUTANESE DAGGER AN AFRICAN MONEY SWORD AND A JAPANESE CLUB, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, silver ferrule and ivory grip, in its wooden scabbard with large silver mounts; the second with single-edged blade in its white metal scabbard; the third of characteristic form; and the fourth carved with a traditional scene involving a Samurai in combat with a dragon
the first: 21 cm; 8 1/4 in blade
(4)
Estimate: 100-150

AN INDIAN AXE, A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND AN ORIENTAL SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 501)

AN INDIAN AXE, A MALAYSIAN SHORTSWORD (KERIS) AND AN ORIENTAL SWORD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with crescentic blade decorated with silver koftgari, rear pean formed as a brass elephant, and long iron haft; the second with straight blade, carved wooden grip in its scabbard with long white metal pendok, and the third formed with an arrow-point, bifurcated pommel and grip bound with rattan
the first: 56 cm; 22 in overall
(3)

Estimate: 200-250

FOUR SOUTH EAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS AND A PACIFIC AXE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 501)

FOUR SOUTH EAST ASIAN EDGED WEAPONS AND A PACIFIC AXE, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
comprising a campilan, with hatchet-like blade, and carved wooden hilt; a barong, with leaf-shaped blade, carved wooden hilt with large silver ferrule, in its scabbard; another shortsword, in its scabbard; a hatchet, probably Chinese, with rattan-bound grip; and the axe with engraved iron head and wooden haft
the first: 80.2 cm; 31 5/8 in blade
(5)

Estimate: 200-250

A BORNEO HEAD HUNTERS SWORD (MANDAU), 19TH CENTURY

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 501)

A BORNEO HEAD HUNTERS SWORD (MANDAU), 19TH CENTURY
with polished blade notched along the back-edge at the point, carved bone hilt with a white metal ferrule, bound at the base with plaited silver wire and the top with hair finial, in its rattan-bound carved wooden scabbard
51.5 cm; 21 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 200-250

AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 501)

AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with recurved double-edged blade, finely carved green jade hilt including a pair of scrolls and a lotus flower surrounded by foliage at the base, a spray of lotus flowers and foliage on each face of the pommel, a panel of conventional foliage along the top edge, and the grip shaped for the fingers, in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard with carved green jade locket decorated en suite with the hilt, the front with a loop for suspension, and iron chape decorated with lotus flowers and foliage in gold koftgari
23.5 cm; 9 ¼ in blade

Estimate: 3000-4000

AN INDIAN JADE HILT FOR A DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 501)

AN INDIAN JADE HILT FOR A DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY
of carved green jade, comprising pistol-shaped grip decorated with a lotus flower surrounded by foliage at the base, a spray of lotus flowers and foliage on each face of the pommel, a panel of conventional foliage along the top edge, and moulded knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial
14 cm; 5 ½ in overall

Estimate: 1000-1500

##AN INDO-PERSIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 501)

##AN INDO-PERSIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), 19TH CENTURY
with curved double-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a full-length central rib on each face and decorated with gold flowers and scrollwork at the forte on each face, ivory hilt (age cracks) of characteristic form, in a fabric-covered wooden scabbard
25.5 cm; 10 in blade

Estimate: 600-800

A PERSIAN DECORATED GARNITURE COMPRISING HELMET (KULAH KHUD), SHIELD (DHAL) AND ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BA

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 501)

A PERSIAN DECORATED GARNITURE COMPRISING HELMET (KULAH KHUD), SHIELD (DHAL) AND ARM DEFENCE (BAZU BAND), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
the first with hemispherical skull formed in one piece decorated over almost its entire outer surface with finely chiselled designs of scrolling foliage and flowers carrying cartouche-shaped panels applied with engraved silver bouquets within gold frames, the base decorated with chiselled panels filled with calligraphic inscriptions and exotic birds all highlighted in silver, fitted with central spike and sliding nasal guard each decorated en suite, a pair of slender plume-holders and the neck fitted with a shaped defence of butted mail links (minor losses); the second of low convex form and formed of two plates, the outer face with four low domed bosses corresponding with loops for enarmes, decorated with foliage, calligraphy exotic birds and beasts all highlighted with silver and gold en suite with the kulah khud; and the third of gutter-shaped form, the interior with an early padded lining and three buckles for attaching to the arm, and the outer surface decorated en suite with the preceding two
the first: 28.5 cm 11 ¼ in high
(3)

Estimate: 4000-6000

A FINE PERSIAN STEEL HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 501)

A FINE PERSIAN STEEL HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
with well forged hemispherical skull decorated over its outer surface with an elaborate gold damascened framework enclosing vacant cartouches and around the base with calligraphic panels alternating with exotic birds, fitted at the front with a sliding nasal bar with retaining thumb-screw, a pair of plume-holders each decorated with gold en suite, at the top with a plain iron spike, and at the neck with a shaped mail defence of butted links
26.5 cm; 10 1/2 in high

Estimate: 3000-4000

A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 501)

A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
with hemispherical skull embossed with a demon mask at the front, fitted with blade-like central spike, a pair of horns, sliding nasal pierced with a cross-shaped aperture at the base and mail neck-defence (patinated), on a wooden stand
44.5 cm; 17 1/2 in high

Estimate: 300-500

A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 501)

A PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH KHUD), QAJAR, 19TH CENTURY
with hemispherical skull embossed with a series of slender ribs over its surface, fitted with central plume-holder, two further plume-holders and a sliding nasal bar at the front, and with traces of decoration (patinated), on a wooden stand
38.5 cm; 15 1/4 in high
Estimate: 200-300

AN INDIAN CIRCULAR SHIELD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 501)

AN INDIAN CIRCULAR SHIELD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with wooden central core enclosed by cane wrapped in wool, the outer surface reinforced with a series of iron bars and the interior retaining a portion of its lining and a single enarme (worn)
27.5 cm; 10 3/4 in diameter

Estimate: 200-300

A PERSIAN LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), ZAND OR QAJAR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 501)

A PERSIAN LACQUERED HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), ZAND OR QAJAR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
of convex form with curved brim, the interior fitted with an early pad and a pair of enarmes corresponding with four low brass bosses on the outer face, and the outer surface decorated with panels of scrollwork and flowers (small losses)
43.5 cm; 17 1/8 in diameter

For a related example see Khorasani 2006, cat. no. 371.
Estimate: 60-80

AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 501)

AN INDIAN JADE-HILTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY
with straight double-edged blade of watered steel, formed with a long slender central rib on each face, mottled-grey jade hilt carved with flowers and foliage in low relief, in a leather scabbard with carved green jade locket decorated with lotus flowers and incorporating a loop on the outer face
27.5 cm; 10 ¾ in blade

Estimate: 1000-1500

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 501)

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade (rusted), iron hilt of characteristic form decorated with gold flowers within a frame of beadwork, in its scabbard (chape missing)
54 cm; 21 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 250-300

AN INDIAN AXE, 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, MODERN

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 501)

AN INDIAN AXE, 19TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, MODERN
with engraved crescentic blade decorated with brass figures in traditional dress, spike rear finials formed as temples, on its wooden haft and the second of rudimentary construction
the first: 74.5 cm; 29 3/8 in overall
(2)

Estimate: 100-120

A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 501)

A CEYLONESE DAGGER (PIHA KAETTA), 18TH CENTURY
with single-edged blade formed with a shallow fuller filled with brass engraved with foliage along the back-edge on each face, a further panel of chiselled silver foliage beneath, engraved and chiselled brass ferrule, and characteristic carved horn grip (small cracks) with small chased silver plaques
11 cm; 4 3/8 in blade
Estimate: 120-180

A CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (KASTANE), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 501)

A CEYLONESE SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (KASTANE), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade cut with a short slender central fuller on each face, applied with a finely chased panel of brass decorated with tightly scrolling foliage on each face, iron hilt of characteristic form, almost entirely encased in finely chased silver (the back-strap missing) comprising triangular langets, a pair of down-curved arms, quillon and knuckle-guard all with monsterhead finials, and the grip encased in silver chased with traditional scrollwork rising to a monsterhead pommel
54 cm; 21 ¼ in blade
Estimate: 500-700

##A BALKAN SHORT DAGGER (YATAGHAN), BOKO KOTORSKA, DATED 1794

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 501)

##A BALKAN SHORT DAGGER (YATAGHAN), BOKO KOTORSKA, DATED 1794
with single-edged blade inlaid with silver along the back-edge on each face (losses, worn), retaining traces of its nielloed silver hilt, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by four pairs of rivets, in its finely decorated dated nielloed silver scabbard, the locket and chape each chased with scrollwork, the remaining surface decorated with scrolls and flowers against a punched ground, with a loop for suspension
22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in blade

See Elgood 2009, p. 85 no. 70.

Estimate: 300-500

##A BALKAN SHORT DAGGER (YATAGHAN), BOKO KOTORSKA, DATED 1800

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 501)

##A BALKAN SHORT DAGGER (YATAGHAN), BOKO KOTORSKA, DATED 1800
with single-edged blade with traces of silver inlay along the back-edge on each face (worn), retaining a portion of its chased silver hilt, fitted with a pair of ivory grip-scales retained by four pairs of rivets (one ear chipped), in its finely decorated dated nielloed silver scabbard, the locket and chape each chased with scrolls and beadwork, the remaining surface decorated with scrolls and flowers against a punched ground, with a loop for suspension
22 cm; 8 5/8 in blade

See Elgood 2009, p. 85 no. 70.

Estimate: 300-600

A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), 19TH CENTURY

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 501)

A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED SHORTSWORD (YATAGHAN), 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edge blade incised with a decorative panel incorporating a brief inscription, the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog, on one face and the owner's name 'Ahmad' on the other, silver hilt extending over the forte (losses), chased with foliage within a niello framework, in a contemporary wooden scabbard encased in silver repousée with scrolls and flowers, and a small loop for suspension
30.5 cm; 12 in blade

Estimate: 300-350

##A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 501)

##A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY
with broad double-edged blade formed with an off-set fuller on each face, decorated with gilt scrollwork (rubbed) on one face, characteristic ivory hilt fitted with gilt russet-iron rivets, in a later leather scabbard
34.5 cm; 13 5/8 in blade

Estimate: 400-600

AN OTTOMAN BALKAN DAGGER (BICHAQ), 19TH CENTURY AND A MIDDLE EASTERN DAGGER

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 501)

AN OTTOMAN BALKAN DAGGER (BICHAQ), 19TH CENTURY AND A MIDDLE EASTERN DAGGER
the first with straight blade double-edged at the point, white metal hilt chased with flowers and foliage, bone grips, in its silver scabbard chased with foliage and a figure; the second with double-edged blade, brass cross-piece, and horn grip, in a brass-mounted leather scabbard
the first: 19 cm; 7 1/2 in blade
(2)

Estimate: 200-250

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 501)

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (KILIG), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
with curved fullered blade formed with a hatchet point, engraved with flowers and scrolling foliage on each face at the forte, brass hilt including a pair of straight quillons with bud-shaped finials, and pistol-shaped horn grip, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard worn)
78.5 cm; 31 in blade

Estimate: 250-300

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 501)

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (SHAMSHIR), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade etched with a 'watered' pattern, and the owner's initials, FW, and crest a greyhound holding an arrow, engraved brass hilt including langets and quillons chiselled with flowers and foliage, the latter with a pair of engraved button-shaped terminals, a pair of horn-grip-scales, and pierced pommel, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with engraved copper mounts
80 cm; 31 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 200-250

##AN OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 501)

##AN OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade decorated in silver with four panels of calligraphy on one face and a star on the other, base metal hilt extending over the forte and set with coloured pastes, the back-strap set with fluted pear-shaped coral, and a pair of large ivory grip-scales retained by four brass rivets, rising to a large eared pommel, in its painted wooden scabbard, retaining its plain iron top mount (small chips)
57.5 cm; 22 3/4 in blade

The inscriptions include, in the cartouches on the left, a couplet in Turkish (with mistakes), 'ey gönül bir can içün her cana minnet eyleme/isret-i dünya içün sultana minnet eyleme', (Oh heart, for the sake of a single life, do not bow to every soul/And for the sake of worldly pleasure, do not bow to a sultan). In the cartouches on the right 'sahib wa malik ibrahim agha tawakkaltu 'ala allah/la fata illa 'ali la sayf illa dhu'l-fiqar' (The owner and possessor, Ibrahim Agha, I put my trust in God. There is no hero but 'Ali and no sword but Dhu'l-Fiqar); in the roundel ''amal 'ali sana 1277' (Made by 'Ali, year 1277 [1860-1]).
Estimate: 300-400

AN INDO-PERSIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 501)

AN INDO-PERSIAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH CENTURY
with double-edged blade etched with calligraphy on each face, characteristic iron hilt and scabbard each decorated with foliage and cartouches filled with exotic animals and figures in traditional dress (worn)
28 cm; 11 in blade

Estimate: 80-120

AN ARAB JAMBIYA, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 501)

AN ARAB JAMBIYA, 20TH CENTURY
with curved medially-ridged blade, horn hilt profusely studded with iron nails, embossed silver ferrule, in its silver-mounted scabbard embroidered with silver thread and complete with its fabric belt
17 cm; 6 3/4 in blade

Estimate: 100-150

A TURKISH SHAMSHIR AND A NEPALESE KORA, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 501)

A TURKISH SHAMSHIR AND A NEPALESE KORA, 19TH CENTURY
the first with curved single-edged blade, engraved white metal cross-piece, and horn grip, in its scabbard (worn); the second of characteristic form with engraved blade decorated with naive figures
the first: 79 cm; 31 1/8 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 200-250

A GROUP OF EXCAVATED BRONZE DAGGERS AND SPEAR BUTTS, PROBABLY NORTH WEST PERSIAN, FIRST MILLENIUM B.

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 501)

A GROUP OF EXCAVATED BRONZE DAGGERS AND SPEAR BUTTS, PROBABLY NORTH WEST PERSIAN, FIRST MILLENIUM B.C.
including a shortsword with long leaf-shaped blade formed with a low medial ridge (tip chipped off but present), and short rectangular tang pierced with a single off-centre hole; three bronze dagger blades with short tangs; another shorter dagger of similar form; a bronze dagger with integral tang with flattened spatulate terminal, with typed find label inscribed 'Funnen i. N.Mockleby mellan Borgholm o born. ca 500 f.K.'; two bronze spikes, probably from spears; two further daggers; an iron dagger in excavated condition (incomplete); and a crossbow bolt
the first: 38.5 cm; 15 1/4 in overall
(12)

Estimate: 250-300

SIX MIDDLE EASTERN DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 501)

SIX MIDDLE EASTERN DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY
comprising an Afghan pesh-kabz with brass ferrule and bone grip-scales, in its leather scabbard; two further pesh-kabz, each in its scabbard; and three further daggers
the first: 25 cm; 9 7/8 in blade
(6)

Estimate: 120-180

THREE ORIENTAL EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY AND A REPRODUCTION SWORD

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 501)

THREE ORIENTAL EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY AND A REPRODUCTION SWORD
the first a Chinese sword, with curved blade formed with a beaked point, iron hilt including stirrup guard, and horn grip; the second a Chinese polearm, the haft cut-down; the third a Philippine sword, with machete blade and carved horn hilt and the fourth cast in one piece, with cruciform hilt
the first: 57.5 cm; 22 3/4 in blade
(4)
Estimate: 100-150

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY AND A SUDANESE KASKARA, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 501)

AN OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY AND A SUDANESE KASKARA, 19TH CENTURY
the first with curved single-edged blade cut with an inscription involving a tughra on one face, chased silver hilt extending over the forte and around the back-strap, and a pair of large horn grip-scales rising to form an eared pommel; the second with broad double-edged blade engraved with a stylised city gate at the forte on each face, iron cross-piece and reptile skin grip
the first: 60.2 cm; 23 3/4 in blade
(2)
Estimate: 200-250

A SILVER-MOUNTED YEMENI DAGGER (JAMBIYA) AND TWO INDIAN DAGGERS (BICHWA), 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 501)

A SILVER-MOUNTED YEMENI DAGGER (JAMBIYA) AND TWO INDIAN DAGGERS (BICHWA), 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with curved medially-ridged double-edged blade and silver-covered hilt, in its leather-covered scabbard with belt; the second and third with curved blades, loop-shaped guards and characteristic bud-shaped pommels
the first: 17.2 cm; 6 3/4 in blade
(3)

Estimate: 200-250

##AN AFRICAN RHINOCEROS HORN CLUB, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND AN AFRICAN HARDWOOD CLUB, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 501)

##AN AFRICAN RHINOCEROS HORN CLUB, LATE 19TH CENTURY AND AN AFRICAN HARDWOOD CLUB, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the first probably Masai, with globular head and long haft; the second Zulu, with bulbous head studded with brass nails with large domed heads, and bound with brass and copper wire at the top and bottom of its haft
the first: 80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in overall
(2)

Estimate: 700-1000

AN AFRICAN CLUB (KNOBKERRIE) AND A BACULUM, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 501)

AN AFRICAN CLUB (KNOBKERRIE) AND A BACULUM, 19TH CENTURY
the first with large bulbous head and short haft with a collar of plaited wire at the top; the second of characteristic form
47 cm; 18 1/2 in overall
(2)

Estimate: 150-200

EIGHT AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS AND THREE SPEARHEADS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 501)

EIGHT AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS AND THREE SPEARHEADS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first two daggers probably Southern Zaire, with shaped iron blades, copper-bound grips and heavy iron pommels the third a double-bladed dagger, with slender central grip; a Yaka shortsword, in its scabbard; three further daggers; an Azande sword, with characteristic curved blade and wooden grip; and three spearheads
the first: 48.2 cm; 19 in overall
(11)

Estimate: 150-200

SIX AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #70 (Sale Order 70 of 501)

SIX AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
comprising a Kuba sword (Ilwoon), with flat blade widening towards the tip, carved hardwood grip including large disc pommel; the second Central Africa, with yellow metal blade flaring towards the tip and hardwood grip; four sickle knives including a Mangebetu tribe knife, with beaked blade formed with a medial ridge and pierced with two holes at the base, and hardwood grip
the first: 40 cm; 15 3/4 in blade
(6)

Estimate: 150-200

FOUR AFRICAN SHORTSWORDS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY POTO, DOKO OR NGOMBE TRIBE

Lot #71 (Sale Order 71 of 501)

FOUR AFRICAN SHORTSWORDS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY POTO, DOKO OR NGOMBE TRIBE
the first with broad blade pierced at the base and wooden grip bound with brass ribband; the second similar; the lower portion of the hilt encased in copper; the third with rattan bound hilt; the fourth with copper blade; and a Moroccan sword, with straight blade and hilt of jambiya form
the first: 47 cm; 18 1/2 in blade
(5)

Estimate: 150-200

FOUR AFRICAN SHIELDS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #72 (Sale Order 72 of 501)

FOUR AFRICAN SHIELDS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first Assande, Zaire, of woven wicker on a cane frame, and the inside with large wooden handle; the second probably Cameroon, of rattan bound cane, the inside with two handles; the third rectangular, of hide, the inside with a wooden handle and bound along the central portion; and the fourth circular, of hide, with a low central dome on the outside and a hide handle inside
the first: 140 cm ; 55 1/8 in high
(4)

Estimate: 200-250

FOUR AFRICAN SPEARS AND THREE BOWS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES

Lot #73 (Sale Order 73 of 501)

FOUR AFRICAN SPEARS AND THREE BOWS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
the first two spears with broad leaf-shaped iron heads, short sockets and wooden hafts; the third with carved wooden head and pierced basal finial, the fourth of polished hardwood, with paddle-shaped head; the fifth of leaf-shaped form with carved borders; and two further bows
the first: 46 cm; 18 1/8 in head
(7)

Estimate: 300-400

AN AFRICAN AND A MIDDLE EASTERN WHIP, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #74 (Sale Order 74 of 501)

AN AFRICAN AND A MIDDLE EASTERN WHIP, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with two tails and bone-mounted paste-set grip; the second with broad chased silver grip
the first 22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in grip
(2)
Estimate: 150-200

THREE AFRICAN SONGYE CEREMONIAL AXES, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #75 (Sale Order 75 of 501)

THREE AFRICAN SONGYE CEREMONIAL AXES, 19TH CENTURY
of characteristic form, with iron heads each formed with a slightly curved leading edge, wooden hafts swelling at the top and the bottom, two almost entirely encased in sheet copper and the third covered with reptile skin
the first: 45 cm; 17 3/4 in
(3)

Estimate: 100-150

FIVE ABORIGINAL WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES

Lot #76 (Sale Order 76 of 501)

FIVE ABORIGINAL WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURIES
comprising four wooden boomerangs and a short carved paddle club
(5)
Estimate: 100-150

A TAIAHA

Lot #77 (Sale Order 77 of 501)

A TAIAHA
for the tourist market, with carved head, shell eyes and rattan bound collar
156.5 cm; 61 5/8 in overall

Estimate: 40-60

A MATTY ISLANDS AXE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 19TH CENTURY AND FIVE AFRICAN DAGGERS

Lot #78 (Sale Order 78 of 501)

A MATTY ISLANDS AXE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 19TH CENTURY AND FIVE AFRICAN DAGGERS
the first of characteristic form, with its wooden haft; the second with broad leaf-shaped blade, wooden grip, in its scabbard; the third probably Congo, with curved copper blade and copper bound hilt; and three further daggers and an Oriental stiletto
39.5 cm; 15 1/2 in
(7)

Estimate: 150-200

A PACIFIC ISLANDS SPEAR, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #79 (Sale Order 79 of 501)

A PACIFIC ISLANDS SPEAR, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
of wood and rattan fitted with numerous sharks teeth arranged in four linear groups
123.5 cm; 48 5/8 in overall

Estimate: 120-180

AN ABORIGINAL SPEAR THROWER, PROBABLY WESTERN AUSTRALIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #80 (Sale Order 80 of 501)

AN ABORIGINAL SPEAR THROWER, PROBABLY WESTERN AUSTRALIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
of flat paddle-shaped figured wood, fitted at the top with a small carved wooden peg and with gum grip
56 cm; 22 in overall

Estimate: 400-500

FOUR IRON INCENDIARY DEVICES, PROBABLY EASTERN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #81 (Sale Order 81 of 501)

FOUR IRON INCENDIARY DEVICES, PROBABLY EASTERN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
each of mortar form, the first octagonal with a rudimentary pan at the breech; the second hexagonal, pierced at the breech; the third and fourth smaller
the first: 18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in high
3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in bore
(4)
Estimate: 200-300

FIVE AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN FLASKS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Lot #82 (Sale Order 82 of 501)

FIVE AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN FLASKS, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
comprising a North African gourd-shaped flask, with hinged russet iron cap and a loop for suspension; a Caucasian leather-covered horn shaped flask, with iron spring cut-off; an Indian brass horn-shaped powder-flask, in 17th century style, with recurved bud-shaped finial, an engraved brass circular flask and an Arab brass flask, with iron cut-off
the first: 29.5 cm; 11 5/8 in overall
(5)

Estimate: 250-300

AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #83 (Sale Order 83 of 501)

AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with tapering sighted barrel of 'hog's back' form, chiselled with foliage at the breech and muzzle, fitted with integral pan with pivot-cover and standing back-sight, the action enclosed by a large iron plate on each side, each engraved with border ornament and shaped at the back, full stock reinforced with shaped iron plates en suite with the action, inlaid in bone with birds and flowers (losses), faceted slender butt, and iron sling swivels (pricker missing)
105.8 cm; 41 5/8 in barrel

Estimate: 100-150

A 16 BORE ADRIATIC FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #84 (Sale Order 84 of 501)

A 16 BORE ADRIATIC FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with swamped barrel formed with a long flat, strongly bevelled lock engraved with scrolls and chiselled with foliage on the tail, full stock finely carved with scrollwork over its entire length and inlaid with wire scrolls on the butt, chiselled brass mounts including openwork side-plate decorated with scrolls, trigger-guard with foliate terminal, spurred pommel and simulated ramrod
14.5 cm; 14 in barrel
Estimate: 220-300

A BRUNSWICK STATE TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD OF THE GUARD OF JULIUS, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LNEBU

Lot #85 (Sale Order 85 of 501)

A BRUNSWICK STATE TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD OF THE GUARD OF JULIUS, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG IN WOLFENBÜTTEL (1528-89), NO. 21, DATED 1573
with straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section sharply tapering at the point, stamped with the bladesmith's marks, in a shield an anchor, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of slender up-turned lugs in the middle, boldly incised with the crowned Ducal monogram, the number and the date within a linear frame on each side, iron hilt comprising a pair of ribbon-like quillons each interrupted by a chiselled and engraved fish-shaped moulding, curled forward and back at the respective down-curved terminals, a pair of small flat engraved serpentine lugs at the base, engraved inner and outer ring-guards, each interrupted with three baluster mouldings and filled with a saltire, the former with thumb-ring, thick pierced crutch-shaped pommel boldly engraved with foliage, and early leather-covered wooden grip
131.2 cm; 51 3/4in blade

Provenance
The Brunswick Ducal Zeughaus, Wolfenbüttel

Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1528-1589) inherited the title following the death of his two older brothers in battle. He was a keen supporter of the Reformation and introduced it into the Duchy of Wolfenbüttel. The swords from his Ducal Guard are all numbered and may be divided into two series, one dated 1573 and the other 1574. The blades are generally inscribed with the date, an arsenal number and the crowned Ducal monogram IH. There are minor variations within each series and it would appear from the numbered swords extant that there were a total of around 600 swords in this group - with numbers in each series being recorded in the 290's. In 1573 a sword was delivered to Wolfenbüttel by the armourer Wolf Gabriel and it has been suggested that this was possibly a prototype for the group. Given the large number of differing bladesmith's marks and the variation in minor details it is likely that the order for both the 1573 and 1574 swords was contracted to a number of swordsmiths. It is probable that they were originally stored in the Wolfenbüttel Zeughaus and transferred to the Brunswick Zeughaus when the family moved from Wolfenbüttel in 1753/54. The inventory of the Hanover Zeughaus in 1854 records six of these swords, three dated 1573 and three dated 1574. A document describing the decoration of Schloss Blankenburg in 1868 with arms and armour from the Brunswick Zeughaus records thirty-six swords which are probably from this group.

Estimate: 7000-9000

A FINE SOUTH GERMAN TWO-HAND SWORD FOR THE UBERLINGEN TOWN GUARD, DATED 1601

Lot #86 (Sale Order 86 of 501)

A FINE SOUTH GERMAN TWO-HAND SWORD FOR THE UBERLINGEN TOWN GUARD, DATED 1601
with double-edged flat blade sharply tapering at the point (the point of the tip bent), etched on each face with a panel at the forte, comprising the Imperial eagle charged with the town arms, a Lion rampant, beneath a crested helm surmounted by a rampant demi-lion clutching a sword, all on a stippled ground beneath, one one face, a trophy-of-arms, the inscription 'S.MINO.CIVITATIO.VBRELINGEN [sic]' and the date, and, on the other, a pair of addorsed serpents issuant from a grotesque above the inscription 'S.MINO.CIVITATIO.VBERLINGEN', iron hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons each with tightly coiled terminal, a pair of lugs behind and a further lug beneath all coiled en suite, inner and outer ring-guard each filled with a fleur-de-lys, the leaves formed as matching coils, fluted plummet-shaped pommel, and early leather-covered wooden grip over bands of cord (small losses)
122.8 cm; 48 3/8 in blade

Überlingen, located on the north-western shore of Lake Constance, is first mentioned around 770. The town's fortifications date to the 12th century and the reign of Emperor Frederick I 'Barbarossa'. Given its location it was an important trade centre with considerable income from the local grain and wine. It became and Imperial Free City in the late 14th century . During the Thirty Years War the city was unsuccessfully besieged twice by Swedish troops in 1632 and 1634.

A sword with coiling quillons terminals and lugs of similar type is preserved in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, see Müller and Kölling 1990, p. 198 no. 118.
Estimate: 6000-8000

A NORTH EUROPEAN TWO-HANDED SWORD, POSSIBLY BRUNSWICK LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #87 (Sale Order 87 of 501)

A NORTH EUROPEAN TWO-HANDED SWORD, POSSIBLY BRUNSWICK LATE 16TH CENTURY
with wavy flat blade, rectangular ricasso incorporating a pair of up-turned lugs, retaining traces of engraving including a Maltese cross on each face (worn, slightly bent in profile), iron hilt comprising a pair of strongly arched ribbon-like quillons each interrupted by a chiselled and engraved fish-shaped moulding, curled forward and back at the respective terminals, a pair of small flat lugs at the base, inner and outer ring-guards, each filled with a plain plate (perhaps later), pierced thick crutch-shaped pommel, and later grip
130.2 cm; 51 1/4 in blade

This sword is related to a North German group (distinct from that discussed under lot 85) that included a number formerly preserved in Schloss Blankenburg that almost certainly originated the Brunswick Ducal zeughaus in Wolfenbüttel. Another example is preserved in the Bomann Museum, Celle, and another, formerly in the Hanoverian Royal Collection was sold Sotheby's, October 2005, lot 230. A large number of related swords are preserved from other North European arsenals including that at Emden.
Estimate: 4000-6000

A TWO HAND SWORD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN

Lot #88 (Sale Order 88 of 501)

A TWO HAND SWORD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN
with double-edged blade, stamped with the inscription 'IL IUSTO VOLE OHA/SIAN PONITO AMIA' within a pair of slender fullers and 'ASITE DOMINE SIE/NIHIL DES IN NUCOLO/??P?' within three further slender fullers on the lower portion on each face, the two groups of fullers divided by the sacred trigram 'IHS' and a sun-in-splendour on the respective faces and all enclosed by a framework of decorative lines and punched ornament, formed with a pair of basal lugs stamped with a Celestial mask on one face and with the bladesmith's marks, an Imperial eagle and a crowned dragon on the other, engraved rectangular ricasso struck 'JESU' and 'MARIA' between a pair of grooves and enriched with further engraved lines and punched ornament (areas of pitting, the inscriptions rubbed and partly obscured in places), iron hilt comprising a pair of straight faceted quillons swelling towards the terminals, large inner-and outer ring-guards faceted en suite, rounded écusson with bead finial, faceted ovoid pommel, and the grip with an early leather binding over wood
132 cm; 52 in blade

Estimate: 3000-5000

A GERMAN TWO-HAND SWORD, POSSIBLY LATE 16TH CENTURY OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #89 (Sale Order 89 of 501)

A GERMAN TWO-HAND SWORD, POSSIBLY LATE 16TH CENTURY OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with wavy blade of flattened-diamond section, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of slender up-turned lugs in the middle and covered with leather at the base, iron hilt comprising a pair of ribbon-like quillons incised with pairs of lines and formed with fleur-de-lys terminals, a pair of basal lugs, inner and outer ring-guards incised with matching pairs of lines (the rings repaired), plummet-shaped pommel chiselled with a petal design on top, and moulded leather-covered wooden grip
147.7 cm; 58 1/8 in blade

Estimate: 2000-3000

A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #90 (Sale Order 90 of 501)

A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade stamped 'Solideo' and 'Gloria' within a short fuller on the respective faces and engraved with scrolling foliage and figures, iron hilt comprising straight quillons with fluted button-shaped terminals, up-turned shell-guard pierced with scrolling foliage and addorsed grotesques, pommel en suite with the quillons, and moulded iron grip
78 cm; 30 3/4 in blade
Estimate: 500-600

A GERMAN COMBINED BAYONET AND HUNTING SWORD, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #91 (Sale Order 91 of 501)

A GERMAN COMBINED BAYONET AND HUNTING SWORD, 19TH CENTURY
with polished single-edged blade etched with trophies-of-arms and scrolls of foliage over the lower three-quarters on each face, gilt-brass hilt including a pair of straight quillons decorated with foliage and a lion mask on the outer face, the inner with a loop for a muzzle lug corresponding with a further loop behind the cap pommel and retaining its blued spring, natural staghorn grip, in its leather scabbard with gilt-brass locket and chape
52 cm; 20 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 600-800

A GERMAN HUNTING KNIFE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Lot #92 (Sale Order 92 of 501)

A GERMAN HUNTING KNIFE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
with heavy single-edged cleaver-shaped blade, struck three-times with the cutler's mark, a hatchet, painted in red with an early inventory number at the forte and on the back-edge '4337.320.', engraved brass hilt decorated with a trellis pattern, brass cap pommel decorated en suite, and natural staghorn grips retained by three Pairs of iron rivets with large brass washers
33 cm; 13 in blade
Estimate: 450-500

A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1750, POSSIBLY SWEDISH

Lot #93 (Sale Order 93 of 501)

A NORTH EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1750, POSSIBLY SWEDISH
with tapering blade etched at the forte (shortened), gilt-brass hilt including shell-guard cast and chased with a series of diagonal panels filled with allegorical figures and bouquets, a pair of straight fluted quillons, knuckle-guard and pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire
64 cm; 25 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 100-150

A MEDITERRANEAN KNIFE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #94 (Sale Order 94 of 501)

A MEDITERRANEAN KNIFE, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade pierced with seven holes and engraved with a punched design, iron cross-piece, and bone grip with a large brass ferrule top and bottom, in its brass-mounted fabric scabbard
18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 100-150

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, LONDON, CIRCA 1680-90

Lot #95 (Sale Order 95 of 501)

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, LONDON, CIRCA 1680-90
with tapering blade double-edged towards the tip, engraved with scrolls of foliage, stamped with the mark of the London Cutler's Company and a crowned 'L' on one face and with the initials, 'TP' on the other (areas of pitting), gilt-brass hilt cast and chiselled in the round, comprising a pair of straight quillons with putto terminals, pommel formed en suite, all enriched with lightly punched ornament, turned wooden grip, and complete with engraved gilt-brass chape from its scabbard
31.5 cm; 12 3/8 in blade

The London Cutlers' mark is first mentioned in an order of the Company's Court dated 25th June 1606 when foreigners were instructed to strike it on their work. It is likely that this was to make them conform to the standard practice of the company. See Blair 1974, pp. 443-444. The initials TP have been attributed to Thomas Pennington, Master of the Cutlers Company in 1684. See Evans 2002 p. 23, no. 35.

Estimate: 1000-1500

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1680-90

Lot #96 (Sale Order 96 of 501)

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1680-90
with tapering blade double-edged towards the tip, stamped with a King's head mark and a blazing star mark, on one face at the forte, cast brass hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with putto terminals, pommel formed en suite, and turned wooden grip
28.2 cm; 11 1/8 in blade

The blazing star mark was assigned to John Hathaway of the London Cutlers' Company in September 1689. See Evans 2002 p. 23, no. 34.
Estimate: 1000-1500

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1690-1700

Lot #97 (Sale Order 97 of 501)

AN ENGLISH PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1690-1700
with tapering blade double-edged towards the tip, stamped with a King's head mark on one face at the forte and with traces of an inscription '__D_SA' (worn, barely discernible) and, in feint gilt letters, 'WILL/3', cast brass hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons with warrior head terminals, pommel formed en suite, and turned wooden grip
28.2 cm; 11 1/8 in blade

The full inscription was probably 'God Save King William 3'. The present bayonet closely resembles a number made for the Royal Guard of James II and formerly preserved in the Warwick Castle Collections, sold in these rooms 12 December 2007, lots 297 and 298.

Estimate: 800-1000

A CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #98 (Sale Order 98 of 501)

A CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, oval brass cross-piece, cylindrical grip with iron mounts top and bottom, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard
21.4 cm; 8 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 300-400

A RARE FRENCH COMBINED PLUG BAYONET AND TURNSCREW, DATED 1688

Lot #99 (Sale Order 99 of 501)

A RARE FRENCH COMBINED PLUG BAYONET AND TURNSCREW, DATED 1688
with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, inscribed in gilt letters 'DU CANEL FOURBISSEUR RUE ST HONORE/ A LA CHASSE ROYAL A PARIS 1688' on one face, signed Guillaume Cinges on the other beneath the owner's initials 'GD' divided by a pair of antlers and enclosed within a pair of fronds (the blade probably shortened from a hunting sword, iron hilt comprising cross-piece with one quillon acting as a turnscrew and the other formed as a knapping head, turned burrwood grip (repaired) and iron cap pommel
33 cm; 13 in blade

Estimate: 600-800

CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1740, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN

Lot #100 (Sale Order 100 of 501)

CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, CIRCA 1740, PROBABLY AUSTRIAN
with curved blade formed with a clipped-back point, etched with scrolls and a putto on each face, brass hilt comprising a pair of moulded recurved quillons, down-turned shell-guard, turned wooden grip and moulded brass pommel
38 cm; 15 in blade
Estimate: 600-800

A CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN

Lot #101 (Sale Order 101 of 501)

A CONTINENTAL PLUG BAYONET, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN
with tapering fullered blade, iron hilt with quillons formed as a combined turnscrew and a hammer head, turned wooden grip (wormed, repaired), and iron cap pommel
30.8 cm; 12 1/8 in blade
Estimate: 400-600

A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED COMBINED HUNTING KNIFE AND PLUG BAYONET, PARIS SMALL DISCHARGE MARK FOR 1756

Lot #102 (Sale Order 102 of 501)

A FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED COMBINED HUNTING KNIFE AND PLUG BAYONET, PARIS SMALL DISCHARGE MARK FOR 1756-62
with tapering blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of integral rounded langets enclosing the forte, slender faceted tang threaded at the base for the reversible plug-grip, moulded silver hilt comprising cross-piece with scrolling terminals, small pommel button, carved ebony plug-grip, the lower portion chequered bulbous and the upper fluted, in its wooden scabbard covered with shagreen (the seams with losses) fitted with silver locket and chape
22.5 cm; 8 7/8 in blade

A similar example, formerly in the Winsbury Collection, is illustrated in Blackmore 1971, no. 69.

Estimate: 1000-1500

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #103 (Sale Order 103 of 501)

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of triangular section, engraved on the inner face with calibrated graduations from 1 to 120 (worn), moulded baluster-shaped forte, iron hilt formed of a pair of spirally moulded bud-shaped quillons and pommel en suite, spirally carved horn grip inset with horn rondels enriched with brass pellets (wire binding missing), and a brass collar top and bottom
28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in blade

For a discussion of Fuestto di Bombardiere see Mann 1931, pp.46-50.

Estimate: 700-900

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #104 (Sale Order 104 of 501)

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of triangular section, engraved on the inner face with calibrated graduations from 1 to 120 (worn), moulded baluster-shaped forte, brass hilt formed of a pair of spirally moulded bud-shaped quillons and pommel en suite, and spirally carved horn grip inset with horn rondels enriched with brass pellets (wire binding missing)
26.5 cm; 10 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 600-800

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #105 (Sale Order 105 of 501)

AN ITALIAN GUNNER'S STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of triangular section, engraved on the inner face with calibrated graduations from 1 to 120, moulded baluster-shaped forte, iron hilt formed of a pair of bud-shaped quillons and pommel en suite, and spirally carved horn grip inset with brass nails (wire binding missing)
19.8 cm; 7 3/4 in blade

Estimate: 600-800

A SMALL HUNTING KNIFE; TWO SMALL SCANDINAVIAN HUNTING KNIVES AND TWO ESKIMO KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #106 (Sale Order 106 of 501)

A SMALL HUNTING KNIFE; TWO SMALL SCANDINAVIAN HUNTING KNIVES AND TWO ESKIMO KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY
the first with tapering blade inscribed 'Vonderschmidt', white metal ferrule chased with foliage and signed 'Weidmannsheil', natural staghorn grip and chased silver pommel cap, in its silver-mounted leather scabbard; the second with burrwood grip, in its red leather sheath; the third with leather scabbard and a leather thong for suspension; the fourth and fifth with Obsidian blades and a copy of a Soviet naval dagger
the first: 9 cm; 3 1/2 in blade
(6)

Estimate: 200-250

AN ITALIAN HUNTING DAGGER, TWO FURTHER DAGGERS, AND TWO HUNTING SWORDS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

Lot #107 (Sale Order 107 of 501)

AN ITALIAN HUNTING DAGGER, TWO FURTHER DAGGERS, AND TWO HUNTING SWORDS, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
the first with tapering fullered blade double-edged toward the point, white metal cross-piece, horn grip decorated with a white bone flower, in its matching scabbard; the second from a cut-down small-sword, with brass grip chased with flowers; the third with weighted goats horn grip; the fourth from a cut-down small-sword and the last with brass cross-piece and bone grip
the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in blade
(5)
Estimate: 100-150

A SAXON MINER S GUILD AXE, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Lot #108 (Sale Order 108 of 501)

A SAXON MINER S GUILD AXE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
with iron head pierced with a rondel filled, in copper, with the miners' emblem, a pair of stone hammers, square rear pean (upper tip slightly bent, light rust), engraved bone sectional haft decorated over its full surface with sixteen differing captioned scenes from miners' lives, including a pair of praying miners in contemporary dress at the foot of the cross at the top, and engraved bone basal cap decorated with the crossed swords of the Archmarshallship of the empire and the arms of Saxony on one side and a pair of crossed stone hammers on the other (basal plaque missing, the haft slightly loose)
66 cm; 26 in haft

Estimate: 1000-1500

AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Lot #109 (Sale Order 109 of 501)

AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
with iron head formed of seven angular wedge-shaped flanges, tapering faceted tubular socket, and later wooden haft
20.5 cm; 8 in head

Estimate: 400-500

A GERMAN MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, PROBABLY EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #110 (Sale Order 110 of 501)

A GERMAN MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, PROBABLY EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with bulbous head formed of seven shaped flanges, moulded central finial, tubular iron haft faceted over the upper section, pierced for a thong, and spirally moulded at the base (areas of pitting, the haft rusted through in small areas)
60 cm; 23 5/8 in overall

Estimate: 1000-1200

TWO RARE JAVELINS FOR THE CAROUSEL, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Lot #111 (Sale Order 111 of 501)

TWO RARE JAVELINS FOR THE CAROUSEL, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
each with robust iron head of hollow-triangular section, tapering socket and a pair of short rectangular straps, on its original wooden shaft painted with a running pattern of red scrolling foliage and red and white flowerheads
26 cm; 10 1/4 in and 26.8 cm; 10 3/8 in heads
(2)

Provenance
The Armoury of the Earls of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle
Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 14 December 2005, lot 93

Similar javelins were used for running at the Quintain for the Carousel of Christian V in 1685. See Rangström 1992, p.173, no. 195 and p. 396.

Estimate: 800-1000

A BEARDED AXE, PROBABLY 14TH CENTURY, ANOTHER AXE, PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY AND TWO PICKS

Lot #112 (Sale Order 112 of 501)

A BEARDED AXE, PROBABLY 14TH CENTURY, ANOTHER AXE, PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY AND TWO PICKS
the first in excavated condition, of characteristic form, with integral socket incorporating a pair of low triangular panels on each face; the second, with wedge-shaped head, in excavated condition, on a later haft, the third and fourth with down-curved spikes, one on a wooden haft; together with two knuckle dusters; a long iron clout nail; a decorative wooden arrow, a pair of iron stirrups, 18th century; a horse shoe; a telescope, 19th century; a further iron axe head and another axe, on a wooden haft
the first: 23.5 cm; 9 1/4 in long
(14)

Estimate: 150-200

A FINE SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK BY MARSHALL, PERTH, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY

Lot #113 (Sale Order 113 of 501)

A FINE SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED DIRK BY MARSHALL, PERTH, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
with tapering blade double-edged for its upper half, stamped with the maker's details on one face at the forte, silver hilt comprising ferrule decorated with a pair of thistle flowers on each side, cap pommel engraved with a flowerhead, and figured rootwood grip carved with an entwined serpent or alligator, in its leather scabbard with four silver mounts chased and engraved with thistle flowers and foliage en suite with the hilt, the locket involving a vacant escutcheon, complete with its accompanying knife and fork, the former stamped with the maker's name, and each with silver mounts and rootwood grips matching the dirk (the scabbard leather crazed and with losses)
33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 2000-2500

A ROYAL HIGHLAND DIRK INSCRIBED KRALJU PETRU II FOR KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70), LIEUTENAN

Lot #114 (Sale Order 114 of 501)

A ROYAL HIGHLAND DIRK INSCRIBED KRALJU PETRU II FOR KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70), LIEUTENANT COLONEL DINITCH, MAJOR BOGDANOVITCH AND CAPTAIN MILETICH, 27TH MARCH 1941-27TH SEPTEMBER 1943, SCOTLAND, BY TAYLOR, INVERNESS
with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge, carved grip decorated with thistle flowers, foliage and traditional woven patterns, silver (unmarked) ferrule inscribed 'KRALJU PETRU', the pommel set with a faceted citrine in a silver claw mount, in its leather-covered scabbard with further inscriptions on the mounts, complete with its accompanying pieces
27.5 cm; 10 7/8 in blade

King Peter II of Yugoslavia was born in Belgrade 6 September 1923 and was the godson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Following his father's assassination in 1934 King Peter II became regent aged 11. At the outbreak of war in 1939 Yugoslavia was surrounded by axis forces and consequently he signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. This resulted in protests culminating in a coup and the King's exile to London where he was crowned in 1941. He continued his education at Cambridge and joined the Royal Air Force. In 1944 he married Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark and spent the remainder of his life in America where he died in Denver Colorado in 1970.
Estimate: 1000-1500

##A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH IVORY-HILTED SKENE OCHLE, MID-19TH CENTURY

Lot #115 (Sale Order 115 of 501)

##A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH IVORY-HILTED SKENE OCHLE, MID-19TH CENTURY
with tapering polished blade formed with a slender fuller along the notched back-edge on each face, ivory grip carved with heads of wheat and a spiralling pattern of leaves, and the pommel set with a citrine in a silver mount, in its silver metal mounted leather scabbard
18.5 cm; 7¼ in blade

Estimate: 300-400

A FINE FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1770, RETAILED BY CULLUM, CHARING

Lot #116 (Sale Order 116 of 501)

A FINE FRENCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT IRON HILT, CIRCA 1770, RETAILED BY CULLUM, CHARING CROSS, BY TRADITION THAT OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER HOOD AND A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER HOOD R.N., ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD BULL (ACTIVE 1777-1809), CIRCA 1785
the first with tapering blade (not visible, seized in its scabbard), iron hilt chiselled in low relief against a gilt matted ground, comprising double shell-guard decorated with differing trophies-of-arms partially enclosed by fronds within a framework of scrolls on each side, quillon-block, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel decorated en suite with the shell, globular quillon decorated with foliage, and a pair of arms, and original grip bound with plaited silver wire and ribband between 'Turk's heads', in its parchment-covered scabbard with iron locket, chape and middle band, all decorated en suite with the hilt, the locket and middle band each with a ring for suspension and the former signed by the retailer, together with an early paper tag inscribed in ink 'Sword of Captain Alexander Hood killed in Mars at capture of L'Hercule'; and the second with powdered hair, blue coat, white facings and white jabot, on ivory, gilt-metal frame, glass lacking
the sword: 79.5 cm; 31 3/8 in (in scabbard)
oval 4.8 cm; 1 7/8 in
(2)

Alexander Hood was born on 23 April 1758 at Netherbury, Dorset and the second son of Samuel Hood, a purser in the navy and first cousin of Samuel Hood, Viscount Hood, and of Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport. His elder brother, Arthur, also served in the navy, and was lost in the sloop Pomona in August 1776. His younger brother was Sir Samuel Hood, baronet, and naval officer. Alexander's entry into the navy is a matter of uncertainty, as an Alexander Hood appears on the books of two ships simultaneously, namely the Romney, carrying his cousin Samuel's broad pendant on the North American station, between 15 April 1767 and 9 November 1770, and the yacht Katharine, commanded by his father, from 4 July 1768 to 4 March 1772. Although the Dictionary of National Biography places him in the Romney, it is not known by what authority, as his passing certificate for lieutenant mentions only the yacht, from which he was discharged into the Resolution (Captain James Cook) for the latter's second voyage of exploration.

In 1776 Hood went to North America under the patronage of Lord Howe, by whom he was promoted lieutenant in the Raisonable on 18 July 1777. In March 1780 he was appointed to command the cutter Ranger, which in the early part of 1781 was sent to the West Indies, where Sir George Rodney gave him the rank of commander on 17 May 1781. On 27 July he was appointed to the Barfleur as flag-captain to his cousin Sir Samuel Hood, then in temporary command of the station. As captain of the Barfleur he took part in the action off Cape Henry on 5 September 1781, and again in that at St Kitts on 25-6 January 1782. A few days later he was appointed to the frigate Champion, one of the repeating ships in the actions off Dominica on 9 and 12 April, specially attached to the Red squadron under Sir Samuel Hood, with whom she was afterwards sent to the Mona passage; there she had the fortune to capture the corvette Cérès, with whose captain, the baron de Parois, a nephew of the Comte de Vaudreuil, Alexander Hood became friendly. On the arrival of the squadron at Port Royal he was moved into the Aimable, another of the prizes, which he took to England in the summer of 1783. In 1790-92 and again in 1793 he commanded the frigate Hebe in the channel, and in the following year he was appointed to the Audacious, but was compelled by ill health to leave her. He was unable to resume active service until February 1797, when he was appointed to the Mars (74 guns), attached to the Channel Fleet, then commanded by Lord Bridport. He experienced the mutinies at Spithead and St Helens, and was one of the captains sent on shore by the mutineers on 11 May. In the following spring the Mars was with the fleet off Brest, and late on the morning of 21 April 1798, in company with the other ships of the inshore squadron, the Ramillies and the Jason, discovered a French ship, the Hercule (74 guns), making for the harbour. About 9 p.m. the Mars, by herself, found the Hercule at anchor off the Pointe du Raz, waiting for the tide to turn. The darkness and the strength of the current prevented any attempt at manoeuvring. After an interchange of broadsides the Mars fell alongside the Hercule with the effect that the anchors at the bows became hooked together with the two ships touching, and the guns, which could not be run out, were fired in many cases from inboard. Such conditions led to the Hercule's losing 315 men killed or wounded and with her guns dismounted she struck her colours. Casualties on the Mars, a similarly sized but older ship, totalled no more than ninety. Early in the action Hood had been shot in t

##A ROBE SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, BY TRADITION THE LAST WORN BY SIR SAMUEL HOOD, VICE ADMIRAL AND

Lot #117 (Sale Order 117 of 501)

##A ROBE SWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, BY TRADITION THE LAST WORN BY SIR SAMUEL HOOD, VICE ADMIRAL AND HIS COMBINED KNIFE AND FORK
the first with straight double-edged blade (not visible, seized in its scabbard), gilt copper hilt comprising a pair of straight flat quillons, ovoid pommel and the grip bound with plaited silver wire and 'Turk's heads', in its leather-covered scabbard with gilt-brass chape, together with an early paper tag inscribed in ink 'Sir Samuel Hood's Sword, the last worn by him'; and the second with three slender prongs, a fourth broader prong incorporating a cutting edge, and ivory handle applied with a label inscribed in ink 'Sir Samuel Hood's knife & fork after he lost his arm as admiral'
the sword: 83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in (in scabbard)
(2)

Sir Samuel Hood, the third son of Samuel Hood of Kingsland, Dorset, was born on 27 November 1762. Captain Alexander Hood (1758-1798) was his brother (see previous lot). He entered the Navy in 1776 on the Courageux with his cousin Samuel (afterwards Lord) Hood. In 1778 he was moved to the Robust with Alexander Hood, the future Lord Bridport, and was present at the action off Ushant on 27 July. In 1779-80 he served in the sloop Lively in the channel. When Sir Samuel Hood was appointed second in command in the West Indies he took Samuel into his flagship, the Barfleur, on which he was promoted lieutenant on 11 October 1780. He was present in the several actions with De Grasse-off Martinique on 29 April 1781; at the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781; and at St Kitts on 25-6 January 1782.

Estimate: 700-1000

AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT HILT, CIRCA 1750, BY TRADITION THAT OF JOHN PERIAM OF

Lot #118 (Sale Order 118 of 501)

AN ENGLISH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED AND GILT HILT, CIRCA 1750, BY TRADITION THAT OF JOHN PERIAM OF BUTLEIGH
with tapering blade (not visible, seized in its scabbard), gilt brass hilt cast and chased in low relief against a punched ground, including double shell-guard decorated with differing scenes of putto, quillon-block and pommel decorated en suite, and the grip bound with plaited silver wire, in its leather scabbard with gilt-brass locket and chape, the former with a belt-hook (loose), together with an early paper tag inscribed in ink 'Dress sword of Mr Periam'
68.8 cm; 27 1/8 in blade

John Periam of Butleigh was the father-in-law of Alexander Hood (see earlier lot).
Estimate: 400-600

THE NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD OF COMMANDER ARTHUR AVALON MACKINNON, 36TH CHIEF OF MACKINNON, O.B.E., BY

Lot #119 (Sale Order 119 of 501)

THE NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD OF COMMANDER ARTHUR AVALON MACKINNON, 36TH CHIEF OF MACKINNON, O.B.E., BY HENRY WILKINSON, NO. 44108 FOR 1913
of regulation type, with etched blade, brass hilt, sharkskin-covered grip, sword knot, in its scabbard and complete with its leather carrying case (top loose) the top cover embossed 'A.A.M.' in black letters, with a label inscribed 'Arthur Avalon Cdr. A. A. Mackinnon His Naval Sword'
80.2 cm; 31 5/8 in blade

The Wilkinson records state that sword no. 44108 was sold 8 July 1913 to Gieve & Co (outfitters).

Estimate: 400-600

A RARE SWEDISH OFFICER'S SWORD, CIRCA 1771-92

Lot #120 (Sale Order 120 of 501)

A RARE SWEDISH OFFICER'S SWORD, CIRCA 1771-92
with straight single-edged blade cut with a shallow fuller on each face, gilt-brass hilt comprising slightly up-turned guard cast and chased with the cypher of Gustav III (r. 1771-92) between a pair of fronds, quillon, knuckle-guard, faceted back-strap rising to form the pommel, and wire-bound horn grip (small cracks)
82.5 cm; 32 ½ in blade

A sword with a related hilt was worn by Baron Victor von Stedingk as officer of the Swedish Army's fleet. The pattern was confirmed in 1790 after the Battle of Svenksund. See Seitz 1959, p. 79.
Estimate: 300-500

A CONTINENTAL INFANTRY SHORTSWORD, MID-19TH CENTURY

Lot #121 (Sale Order 121 of 501)

A CONTINENTAL INFANTRY SHORTSWORD, MID-19TH CENTURY
of regulation type, with broad saw-backed blade, iron hilt of French coupe-choux type, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard
47.5 cm; 18 3/4 in blade

Estimate: 200-250

TWENTY TWO BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #122 (Sale Order 122 of 501)

TWENTY TWO BAYONETS, 19TH CENTURY
including a Chassepot bayonet, dated 1870, in its scabbard; a socket bayonet, with blade of cruciform section; three spike bayonets, each with its scabbard; a British Wilkinson bayonet; fourteen further bayonets and two machetes
(22)

Estimate: 200-300

A SOCKET BAYONET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #123 (Sale Order 123 of 501)

A SOCKET BAYONET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
for a musket of .750 calibre stamped with a crowned 6 at the forte
41.2 cm; 16 1/4 in

Estimate: 30-50

THREE MODEL 1860 PATTERN LANCES, CIRCA 1860-68

Lot #124 (Sale Order 124 of 501)

THREE MODEL 1860 PATTERN LANCES, CIRCA 1860-68
each with regulation steel head and shoe, on a bamboo shaft, and remaining in good untouched condition throughout
57.5cm; 22 ¾ in head
(3)

Provenance
Warwick Castle, sold in these rooms 14 December 2005, lot 98.

Estimate: 300-400

AN EDWARD VIII 5TH BATTALION, KINGS ROYAL RIFLES OFFICER'S SWORD

Lot #125 (Sale Order 125 of 501)

AN EDWARD VIII 5TH BATTALION, KINGS ROYAL RIFLES OFFICER'S SWORD
of regulation type, with etched blade including crowned Royal cypher, regimental title and emblem, in its field service scabbard
82 cm; 32 1/4 in blade

Estimate: 150-200

A VICTORIAN 1897 PATTERN 1ST VOLUNTEER BATALLION SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT OFFICER'S SWORD

Lot #126 (Sale Order 126 of 501)

A VICTORIAN 1897 PATTERN 1ST VOLUNTEER BATALLION SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT OFFICER'S SWORD
of regulation type, with etched blade (ground), in its field service scabbard
82 cm; 32 1/4 in blade
Estimate: 100-150

A FRENCH MODEL 1822 CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD, DATED 1833

Lot #127 (Sale Order 127 of 501)

A FRENCH MODEL 1822 CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD, DATED 1833
the blade with Chtellerault arsenal inscription, brass hilt, in its iron scabbard
97.8 cm; 38 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 150-200

AN 1846 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY BY J.R. GAUNT & SON LTD, LATE EDWARD THURKLE, LONDON & BIRM

Lot #128 (Sale Order 128 of 501)

AN 1846 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY BY J.R. GAUNT & SON LTD, LATE EDWARD THURKLE, LONDON & BIRMINGHAM
with etched blade including crowned Royal arms and fouled anchor (worn), brass hilt with folding guard, in its scabbard (worn, cracked)
79.2 cm; 31 1/4 in blade
Estimate: 150-200

AN 1846 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL

Lot #129 (Sale Order 129 of 501)

AN 1846 PATTERN NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL
with etched blade including crowned VR cypher and fouled anchor (worn), brass hilt with folding guard, in its scabbard (worn, now in two pieces)
80.5 cm; 31 3/4 in blade
Estimate: 150-200

A SPORRAN OF THE KING'S LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH REGIMENT, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #130 (Sale Order 130 of 501)

A SPORRAN OF THE KING'S LIVERPOOL SCOTTISH REGIMENT, 20TH CENTURY
with German silver cantle, regimental badge, complete with two tassels and its purse

Estimate: 80-120

AN ELIZABETH II TRUMPET BANNER

Lot #131 (Sale Order 131 of 501)

AN ELIZABETH II TRUMPET BANNER
of red silk, embroidered with gold and silver thread with the crowned royal arms, framed and glazed
70 cm; 27 ½ in x 58 cm; 22 7/8 in

Estimate: 600-800

A PLAID BROOCH OF THE BLACK WATCH AND ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #132 (Sale Order 132 of 501)

A PLAID BROOCH OF THE BLACK WATCH AND ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY
the first charged with the regimental device, motto and 'Egypt' battle honour; the second charged with St Andrew crucified, and each retaining its pin
the first: 9.5 cm; 3 3/4 in diameter
(2)
Estimate: 150-250

A PLAID BROOCH OF THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS AND ANOTHER FOR THE ROYAL SCOTS, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #133 (Sale Order 133 of 501)

A PLAID BROOCH OF THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS AND ANOTHER FOR THE ROYAL SCOTS, 20TH CENTURY
each charged with the regimental device and motto and retaining its pin
9 cm; 3 in diameters
(2)
Estimate: 100-150

A CASED SHAKO FOR AN OFFICER OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY BY SANDILANDS & SON, LONDON 20TH CENTURY

Lot #134 (Sale Order 134 of 501)

A CASED SHAKO FOR AN OFFICER OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY BY SANDILANDS & SON, LONDON, 20TH CENTURY
with cap badge, cockade and lines, in its case, the lid named to 'C. R. Morrison Esq., The Highland Light Infantry'
15 cm; 6 in high, the shako

Estimate: 350-450

A SPANISH CARTOUCHE POUCH AND GORGET, CIRCA 1886-1931

Lot #135 (Sale Order 135 of 501)

A SPANISH CARTOUCHE POUCH AND GORGET, CIRCA 1886-1931
the first with black patent leather flap with gilt-brass mounts including the central badge with the Order of Santiago; the second of gilt-brass, charged with the silvered Royal cypher of Alphonse XIII, complete with its buff liner and cords
the first: 16.5 cm; 6 1/2 in wide
(2)

Estimate: 250-350

A GEORGE V SWAGGER STICK OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS

Lot #136 (Sale Order 136 of 501)

A GEORGE V SWAGGER STICK OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS
of cane, with characteristic silver metal knob
66.5 cm; 26¼ in overall

Estimate: 30-50

A BLACK LEATHER CAVALRY HELMET AND SILVER-MOUNTED CARTOUCHE POUCH OF 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT'S OWN) HUSS

Lot #137 (Sale Order 137 of 501)

A BLACK LEATHER CAVALRY HELMET AND SILVER-MOUNTED CARTOUCHE POUCH OF 11TH (PRINCE ALBERT'S OWN) HUSSARS, CIRCA 1868-70
the first with black leather skull, white metal helmet plate, chin chain, plume-holder and white horse hair plume, the second with engraved silver cover (marks rubbed) applied with the regimental title in brass, and black leather pouch (both worn)
the helmet: 35 cm; 13 3/4 in high
(2)

Estimate: 300-500

A CAVALRY TROOPER'S HELMET PLATE, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #138 (Sale Order 138 of 501)

A CAVALRY TROOPER'S HELMET PLATE, 20TH CENTURY
mounted on a velvet board

Estimate: 80-120

A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE PERIOD GORGET AND TWO CIVIC FLAG FINIALS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #139 (Sale Order 139 of 501)

A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE PERIOD GORGET AND TWO CIVIC FLAG FINIALS, 19TH CENTURY
the first applied with a cockerel between a spray of laurel foliage, and associated leather liner; the second including a crowned eagle displayed above the imperial letters 'NIII' with a socketed base; and the third probably made for the Imperial Russian visit of Czar Nicholas II to Paris, formed in two pieces, each embossed with the crowned double eagle charged with the order of St George (cracks and dents)
the first: 14 cm; 5 1/2 in wide
(3)
Estimate: 150-250

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN CAP-A-PIE ARMOUR WITH ETCHED DECORATION, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #140 (Sale Order 140 of 501)

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN CAP-A-PIE ARMOUR WITH ETCHED DECORATION, LATE 16TH CENTURY
comprising close helmet with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb (patched), and associated visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it by common pivots, the 'frog-mouthed' visor fitted beneath the right of its pair of vision-slits with a short lifting-peg (replaced), and the blunt prow-shaped upper bevor pierced at its right with nine circular ventilation-holes in rosette-formation, the upper and lower bevor each fastened at the same side by means of hinged hasps and turning-pins, and the lower edges of the skull and bevor fitted with extension-plates formed with hollowed rims designed to fit over and rotate on the turned upper edge of the collar; the composite collar formed of three plates front and rear (the lowest front one restored); breastplate formed of a main plate of deep 'peascod' fashion fitted at its arm-openings with moveable gussets and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of one lame fitted at each side with a pair of straps supporting a pendent tasset of five lames (the waist-flange and left gusset of the breastplate each with a crack at its centre); one-piece backplate flanged outwards at its lower edge; two pauldrons (not a pair) of near-symmetrical design, each formed of seven lames (the uppermost two of the right and the lowest four of each associated); two vambraces (not a pair) of fully articulated tubular design, each fitted at its upper end with a turner, the right of two lames, and the left of one, and at its elbow with a bracelet couter of three lames; two gauntlets (not a pair), each formed of a flared and obtusely-pointed tubular cuff (the tip of the right chipped), closed at the inside of the wrist by an overlapped join, five metacarpal-plates (the last of the right restored and the inner end of the left disarticulated) and a shaped knuckle-plate (the right restored , both lacking their scaled finger-defences); two cuisses (not a pair) each formed of a short gutter-shaped main plate rising to a convex upper edge and fitted at its lower edge with a poleyn of four lames formed at the outer end of its third with a small medially-puckered oval side-wing (the lowest lame of the right poleyn patched); and a pair of greaves (restored) each of full-length tubular form, articulated at the ankle and terminating in a moderately broad-toed integral sabaton of eight lames; the main edges of the armour formed with inward turns decorated, other than on the cuirass and gauntlets, with roping, and its surfaces etched in bands and borders on a blackened ground, variously stippled or cross-hatched, with trophies involving at some points busts, masks, cherubs and interlace, original in the case of that applied to the skull and bevor of the helmet, the upper lames of the collar and the main plate of the right pauldron, but more recently added elsewhere (the armour lightly to moderately patinated overall)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands
Provenance
Duveen Brothers, New York, (no. 24444)

JWHA Inv. No. 424

Exhibited
Worcester Art Museum, Massachussetts, 1928-30
Estimate: 15000-20000

A CAP-A-PIE ARMOUR FOR THE 'JOUSTS REAL', WITH ETCHED DECORATION, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN

Lot #141 (Sale Order 141 of 501)

A CAP-A-PIE ARMOUR FOR THE 'JOUSTS REAL', WITH ETCHED DECORATION, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1520
of exceptional weight, comprising helm of pronounced 'frog-mouthed' shape formed of a front and a rear section joined to one another at each side by a push-button operated spring-catch and a pair of screws, the front section formed of an upper and a lower plate joined by rivets at each side at the level of the broad vision-slit and pierced at the right with a large sub-rectangular ventilation-hole closed by a hinged trap-door secured by a sprung sliding catch, the rear section formed of a single plate contoured to the back of the head and neck, medially ridged in its upper part, fitted at the back with an upstanding plume-holder and pierced at each side with lace-holes fitted in each case with copper eyelets for the attachment of an arming-cap, and both the front and rear sections extending downwards over the cuirass to which it is attached by bolts; breastplate of rounded, medially-ridged form, pierced beneath its straight upper edge with a pair of threaded holes to accommodate the bolts that attached the helm and at the left of the chest with three similar holes for those that attach a shoulder-shield, and fitted within its right arm-opening with a large semi-circular flange, at the right of the chest with four pierced staples for the attachment of a rigid lance rest fitted at the centre of its arm with a red velvet-covered block of wood, and within its lower edge with waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a fauld of three lames, the lowest of which is cut at its centre with a shallow arch separating a pair of pendent medially-ridged one-piece tassets, the left of which is considerably longer than the right, each suspended by a pair of straps (broken) from the second lame of the fauld; backplate formed of a straight-topped main plate fitted within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a culet of three lames; shoulder-shield of sub-trapezoidal form, curving forward at its top and bottom, pierced to the right of centre with three holes to receive its retaining screws, and reinforced peripherally and in a diagonal trellis-pattern with applied half-round strips decorated with roping; spaudlers each of four lames, the first decorated medially with a rib, linked by a turner to a fully articulated vambrace formed of a tubular upper and lower cannon linked to one another by an intervening winged bracelet couter and, in the case of the right, a series of lames protecting the inside of the elbow, the right couter decorated across its front with a medial rib and the left pierced at its front with a threaded hole for the attachment of a large shell-like reinforce covering its front and outside; mitten gauntlet for the right hand formed of a flared and rounded cuff boxed along its upper surface, closed by riveting at its inside, decorated with a large almond-shaped boss over the end of the ulna, and fitted with three metacarpal-plates and three shaped finger-plates; manifer for the left hand of similar form to the right gauntlet but having a larger and more markedly flared cuff and a single finger-plate fitted on its upper surface with a flanged thumb-defence; cuisses each formed medially with a raised rib and fitted at its lower end with a poleyn of five lames, the third of which is shaped to the point of the knee, decorated with a similar rib and formed at its outside with a large medially-puckered oval side-wing; and full-length tubular greaves each fitted within the arched lower edge of its front plate with a broad-toed sabaton of eight lames, the last of which is decorated with a medial rib; the main edges of the armour decorated at points with boldly roped inward turns, and its surfaces etched throughout with bands, borders and panels of foliate interlace and scrolls inhabited by grotesques and flower-heads, all on a blackened and stippled ground (some parts of the armour showing patches of light recent rust)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
The Duque del Infantado, Madrid, May 1931

JWHA Inv. No. 1649

Exhibited
Rensselaer County Junior Museum, Troy, NewYork, 1 October - 5 September 1975
Children's Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, March - April 1976
WBZ Television, 14 January 1980

The design of the armour is inspired by that in the Real Armeria, Madrid, Inv. No. A 37, made for the Emperor Charles V, probably by Koloman Helmschmied of Augsburg circa 1520. See Calvert 1907, pl. 23 and Godoy et.al 1991, pp. 118-22.
Estimate: 14000-18000

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN FIELD ARMOUR WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION, MID- TO LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #142 (Sale Order 142 of 501)

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN FIELD ARMOUR WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION, MID- TO LATE 16TH CENTURY
comprising collar of three lames front and rear (the lowest two in each case associated); medially-ridged one-piece breastplate formed with a deep narrow neck-opening and matching arm-openings (the left cracked), and flanged outwards at its slightly V-shaped lower edge to receive a fauld of two lames (restored) of which the second is cut at the centre of its lower edge with a shallow arch separating a pair of tassets (restored) each of seven lames and attached by a pair of hasps and turning-pins; one-piece backplate en suite with the breastplate, well shaped to the shoulders and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of two lames of which the second is cut at the centre of its lower edge with a shallow arch; large symmetrical pauldrons each of six lames (the first to second and fourth to sixth of the left, and the second of the right restored); vambraces of fully articulated tubular form, each fitted at its upper end with a turner of two lames (the uppermost of the left restored) and at its elbow with a winged bracelet couter of three lames (the wing of the left with a small rust-perforation) and the outer plate of the lower cannon in each case fitted within its lower end with a later nut to attach a gauntlet); gauntlets each formed of a moderately long, flared and pointed cuff closed at the inside of the wrist, pierced with a later hole to attach it to the underlying vambrace and fitted at its lower end with five metacarpal-plates and a shaped knuckle-plate (all except the cuff of the right gauntlet restored and the outer end of the second metacarpal plate of the left cracked through); cuisses each formed of a long gutter-shaped main plate (the right pierced with a small rust-perforation medially) fitted at its convex upper edge with an extension-plate (the left possibly restored) and at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of five lames (the entire right poleyn restored, and the second lame of the left lacking its inner end); and a pair of ankle-length greaves formed of a front plate (restored) fitted at its lower edge with an extension-plate (restored) and at its outside with a hinged side-plate leaving the inside of the calf open, it and the extension-lame each pierced at their lower edges with small stitch-holes for the attachment of mail sabatons; the main edges of the armour formed with boldly roped inward turns, and its surfaces later decorated with etched bands and borders of running foliage on a blackened and stippled ground, bordered to their outside by repeated voided scallops separated by small dags

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Duque del Infantado, Madrid, May 1931

JWHA Inv. No. 1650

The decoration of the armour is based on a design found on the scattered remains of at least one Italian garniture, represented by a locking-gauntlet and boot stirrup formerly in the respective collections of F.H. Cripps-Day and Dr Richard Williams and now in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. See Dufty & Reid 1968, pl. CXXXIV.

Estimate: 12000-18000

A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN HALF-ARMOUR WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION, 16TH CENTURY

Lot #143 (Sale Order 143 of 501)

A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN HALF-ARMOUR WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION, 16TH CENTURY
comprising rounded one-piece skull (restored) of a close helmet, formed medially with a pair of low plain combs and at its lower edge with a prominent plain rib, the hollowed underside of which was designed to fit over the turned upper edge of a collar; heavy prognathous visor (restored) formed of seven vertical bars of rectangular section and an equal number of horizontal bars of circular section which pass through transverse holes in the former, and are riveted within a U-shaped frame closed at the top by a separate brow-band, and fitted at the right with a large-headed lifting-peg; mid-16th century collar of four lames front and rear (the first three of the front and the second and third of the rear restored using old plates), the lowest and deepest originally fitted with integral spaudlers; one-piece breastplate (restored) with straight-top, fitted at the right of the chest with a folding lance-rest attached by two internal screws, and at the shoulders and sides with hasps to connect it to its backplate; the latter, of early 16th century date, formed of a straight-topped central main plate and a pair of smaller side-plates (associated) riveted within its lateral edges, the three together fitted within their combined lower edge with a waist-lame (associated and cut at its upper edge), flanged outwards to receive a culet of two lames, the shorter upper one (restored) fitted within the flange, and the deeper lower one, having a sinuous lower border, fitted over it (the width of the latter increased by inserting extra metal at its centre); large asymmetrical pauldrons of late 16th century Italian make (not a pair) each formed of six lames (the lowest three of each and the upper two of the right associated), the third of the right fitted at its front with an early 16th century haute-piece, and the third of the left fitted at the same point with a threaded hole for the attachment of a reinforce; left vambrace (restored) formed of a tubular upper cannon fitted at its upper end with a two-part turner operating on transversely-sliding rivets, and connected by leathers to a tubular lower cannon opening at the inside of the arm; mid-16th century German mitten-gauntlet for the right hand formed of a short straight-ended flaring cuff (restored) fitted with a separate hinged inner plate, six metacarpal-plates (the second cracked through and disarticulated at its outer end), a shaped knuckle-plate, four finger-plates shaped to the individual fingers, and a laterally-hinged scaled thumb-defence (restored); and manifer (restored) formed of a flaring asymmetrical cuff (cut down and reworked from a late 16th century black-and-white elbow-length gauntlet), on the inside of the wrist with a separate fixed plate and on the outside with a large circular roundel mounted on a moulded stem, five metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate and four finger-plates shaped to the individual fingers; the main edges of the armour formed with full or partial inward turns, boldly roped in the case of those of the collar and originally file-roped in the case of those of the left pauldron, and accompanied, except on the vambrace, by borders, in part recessed, of finely etched running foliage and flower-heads on a blackened and stippled ground, and supplemented at points by narrower transverse bands of similar etching, accompanied on the pauldrons by engrailing

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York
Clarence H. Mackay, Harbor Hill, Long Island, New York

JWHA Inv. No. 2527

These pieces were where necessary altered, restored and etched by Leonard Hugel and Leonard Heinrich, armourers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to match a group of fine early 16th century Augsburg reinforces for the tourney then belonging to Dr Bashford Dean, first Curator of the Museum's Arms and Armour Department. The grilled visor was copied by Hugel from one in the Museum's collections, from Burg Kreuzenstein, near Vienna. The etching in the upper border of the haute-piece of the left pauldron, is possibly original. A plain secondary border to the inside of it has been erased.
Estimate: 8000-14000

A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN 'MAXIMILIAN' STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY

Lot #144 (Sale Order 144 of 501)

A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN 'MAXIMILIAN' STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY
comprising close helmet with rounded two-piece skull rising to a low roped medial comb, fitted at its rear with a neck-guard of two lames and at its front with a bellows visor and bevor attached by common pivots, the visor stepped below its centrally-divided vision-slit, pierced with three rows of ventilation-slots and fitted at its right with a lifting-peg, and the bevor flanged outwards at its lower edge to form an integral front gorget-plate; collar of three lames front and rear; breastplate formed of a rounded main plate fitted at each of its arm-openings with a moveable gusset, at its right with a cabled folding lance-rest and within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a fauld of four lames and integral tassets each of four lames; backplate formed of a main plate fitted within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outwards to receive a culet of three lames; large asymmetrical pauldrons formed in each case of five lames fitted at the front of the third and largest of them with an upstanding haute-piece; vambraces formed in each case of a tubular upper and lower cannon linked by internal leathers to a large well-shaped intervening winged bracelet couter; mitten-gauntlets each formed of a short straight-ended cuff fitted with a separate hinged inner plate, four metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate and four finger-plates; cuisses each formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted at its upper edge with a short crescentic extension-plate and at its lower edge with a winged poleyn of four lames; and full-length tubular greaves each fitted within the arched lower edge of its front plate with a broad-toed sabaton of seven lames; the main edges of the armour formed with boldly-roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, and its surfaces decorated overall, except on the visor, bevor, waist-lames, haute-pieces and greaves, with bands and panels of flutes

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Chateau Vic near Carcassone, France, 1926

JWHA Inv. No. 1964
Estimate: 10000-15000

A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR FOR A YOUTH, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1540-50

Lot #145 (Sale Order 145 of 501)

A CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR FOR A YOUTH, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1540-50
comprising close helmet with rounded two-piece skull joined by brazing along the right side of the crest of its low boldly roped medial comb, fitted at its rear with a slender tapering plume-holder and its front with a 'sparrow's beak' visor and bevor attached by small common pivots with radially-fluted washers, the visor stepped and roped beneath its centrally-divided vision-slit, pierced on the upper face of its 'beak' with small circular ventilation-holes, pierced on its lower face with diagonal ventilation-slots and fitted at its right with a baluster-ended lifting-peg, the visor secured to the bevor at its right by a spring-catch with push-button release and the bevor secured to the skull at the same side by a swivel-hook and pierced stud, the lower edges of the skull and bevor each formed with internally hollowed rims to lock over and rotate on the turned upper edge of the collar of four lames front and rear; breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate projecting forward over the belly as a pronounced so-called 'tapul', and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of three lames, the lowest of which has a small forward-projecting arch at the centre of its lower edge, separating a pair of tassets of five lames each suspended from a pair of iron hinges; backplate formed of a main plate flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of two lames; large symmetrical pauldrons formed in each case of six lames (the front end of the top one in each case disarticulated), the second fitted at its upper edge with an upstanding haute-piece, and the lowest one connected by a turner with a transverse roped rib to a fully articulated vambrace formed in each case of a tubular upper and lower cannon (the inner plate of the right lower cannon detached) linked by an intervening winged bracelet couter of three lames; mitten-gauntlets each formed of a pointed cuff that flares abruptly at its upper end and is fitted with a short separate inner plate, four metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, a shaped finger-plate, and in the case of the left, the main plate of a scaled thumb-defence and the proximal portions of the four scaled finger-defences; fully articulated legharness each formed of a long gutter-shaped cuisse with a convex upper edge cuisse fitted at its lower edge with a poleyn of four lames of which the second is shaped to the point of the knee and formed at its outside with a medially-puckered oval side-wing; and a pair of integral tubular greaves each terminating in an integral sabaton of nine lames; the main edges of the armour formed with boldly-roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Giulia Morosini, sold by the American Art Association, New York, 10 - 15th October 1932, lot 334

JWHA Inv. No. 1824

Exhibited
Worcester YWCA, Worcester, Massachusetts, 12 - 14 December 1953
Poughkeepsie Junior League, New York, 2-3 May 1969
Estimate: 10000-15000

A COMPOSITE GERMAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR, PARTLY NUREMBERG, LATE 16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY, WITH ...

Lot #146 (Sale Order 146 of 501)

A COMPOSITE GERMAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR, PARTLY NUREMBERG, LATE 16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION
comprising burgonet with rounded one-piece skull slightly boxed at each side and rising to a high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed peak struck at its centre with the quality-control mark of the City of Nuremberg and three circles in triangular formation, fitted at its flanged lower edge, just beneath a slender tapering plume-holder, with an obtusely-pointed neck-guard of one lame, and at each side with a cheek-piece shaped at its upper front corner to fit over the rear of the peak and flanged outwards at its lower edge to form a continuation of the neck-guard, and pierced at its centre within a raised circular panel decorated with an eight-pointed recessed asterisk with nine small circular auditory holes arranged in rosette-formation; 'Almain' collar formed of three lames front and rear, the lowest front one struck internally with the Nuremberg mark of an N within a circle (the lowest rear one associated), and each side fitted with an integral spaudler, the left formed of seven lames and the right of eight (two of the left and five of the right restored or associated, and one of each patched); breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate fitted at its arm-openings with moveable gussets (the right restored) and at its flanged lower edge with a fauld of three lames of which the lowest is cut at its centre with a shallow arch separating a pair of long pendent tassets each of seven lames extending to just above the knee (the right associated and reworked to match the left and the inner end of three of its lames patched); backplate formed in one piece with a broad shallow neck-opening and a short flange at the waist; a circular besague (restored) rising slightly to a conical boss at its centre; fingered gauntlets (the right restored) each formed of a long, flared and pointed cuff fitted with a short separate inner plate, five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, a shaped finger-plate, and scaled finger and thumb-defences, the latter laterally attached by a short leather hinge to the inner end of the last metacarpal-plate, and the whole retaining a fragmentary buff-leather lining-glove; the main edges of the armour turned inward and decorated, except on the backplate, with roping, the subsidiary edges of the burgonet decorated with pairs of incised lines, and the surface of the armour decorated with bands and borders of later etching consisting for the most part of running foliate scrolls executed on a blackened and stippled ground, but including on the breastplate three coats of arms and on the comb of the burgonet, warriors in combat accompanied by a bear and lion on the right and a scroll bearing the inscription HERCVLA on the left

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
The armour without burgonet, Charassé, rue Bonaparte, Paris, circa 1889
The burgonet, Seymour Hayden, sold F. Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 26 April 1911, lot 219

The armour with burgonet, Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, sold American Art Association, New York, 23 November 1928, lot 148

JWHA Inv. No. 610

Exhibited
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, 1928-30

Literature
F.H. Cripps-Day, A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924, London, 1925, p.153
Estimate: 10000-15000

A COMPOSITE CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR, GERMAN AND ITALIAN, MID-16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #147 (Sale Order 147 of 501)

A COMPOSITE CAP-A-PIE FIELD ARMOUR, GERMAN AND ITALIAN, MID-16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY
comprising close helmet of so-called 'Savoyard' type with rounded skull formed in two halves joined by a turn along a low medial comb, peak, face-defence and bevor attached to it by common pivots (replaced) with heads cast in relief as lions' masks, the peak of narrow obtusely-pointed form, the face-defence formed as a human mask with flanged oval eye-opening, a nose embossed in high relief and pierced with nostrils, and an engraved grinning mouth pierced with five circular ventilation-holes, the face-defence and bevor each secured by a pierced stud and swivel-hook (the latter probably replaced), and the lower edges of the skull and bevor each flanged outwards to receive a single deep rounded gorget-plate (both associated and the lower edge of the rear one restored); collar of three lames front and rear; breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate projecting forward over the belly, possessing a shallow neck-opening, fitted at its arm-openings with movable gussets, struck with four bullets, two of which have respectively pierced or cracked the metal, and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of three lames (associated) the lowest of which is cut with a shallow arch pierced just above its centre with a hole for the attachment of a codpiece and fitted to either side of it on three straps (the inner one in each case broken) supporting a knee-length tasset of ten lames, divisible between the fifth and sixth, and terminating in a winged poleyn of three lames; backplate (restored) formed in one piece with shallow neck and arm-openings and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of three lames; large symmetrical pauldrons each formed of eleven lames of which five at the front serve as a fan-like extension of the lower edge of the third and main one, operating about a pivot (replaced) furnished with a lion's-mask head en suite with those of the helmet (the lowest three lames of the right pauldron protecting the outside of the arm associated); two fully articulated vambraces (not a pair), each fitted at its upper end with a turner of one lame and at its elbow with a winged couter of three lames open at the inside of the elbow, the second decorated at the point of the elbow with an embossed eight-petalled flower-head (the right couter cracked and patched at points and having associated upper and lower lames); fingered gauntlets each formed of a moderately long flared and pointed cuff fitted with a shorter separate inner plate, a wrist-plate, five metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, a shaped finger-plate and scaled finger and thumb-defences (some scales detached or missing); and a pair of full-length tubular greaves each terminating in an integral broad-toed sabaton of eight lames; the main edges of the armour turned inwards and, except on the helmet and greaves, extensively decorated with roping, and the subsidiary edges of the collar, tassets and pauldrons decorated with pairs of scored lines

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
The Vigier family, Solothurn
Count R. von Kaunitz, sold Gallerie Fischer, 13 May 1936, lot 85

JWHA Inv. No. 2354

Literature
Stephen V. Grancsay, The John Woodman Higgins Armoury, Worcester Masssachusetts, 1961, pp. 98-9
Estimate: 10000-14000

A COMPOSITE FIELD ARMOUR IN THE 'GOTHIC' FASHION, GERMAN, CIRCA 1480-90 AND LATER

Lot #148 (Sale Order 148 of 501)

A COMPOSITE FIELD ARMOUR IN THE 'GOTHIC' FASHION, GERMAN, CIRCA 1480-90 AND LATER
comprising bevor formed of a main plate shaped to the chin and throat, a tall face-plate (restored) articulated to its upper edge and supported at its right by a spring-catch, the right of the plate pierced with nine small circular ventilation-holes in rosette formation and three more holes to the outside of it, and two gorget-plates (restored) of which the lowest and deepest has a square lower edge pierced at each corner with a hole to accommodate a retaining-bolt; lance-rest (restored) with an arm of inverted L-shaped section fitted on its front face with a fretted decorative plate and issuing from an integral rectangular base-plate fitted with two screws of which the upper one is welded in place and the lower is secured by a nut; tassets (restored) each of scutiform outline and fitted at its upper end with a pair of suspension-buckles; backplate formed of three downward-overlapping plates (the first patched at its upper corners, the second restored and the third associated), the first cut at its upper edge with a V-shaped neck-opening filled with a triangular gusset (restored), and at each side with an arm-opening, and the third flanged outwards at the waist to receive a culet of three lames descending to a multi-cusped lower edge; large left pauldron (restored) of Italian fashion, formed of four downward-overlapping lames; three-piece vambraces (restored and the right disarticulated), each formed of a gutter-shaped upper and lower cannon open linked by a shell-like couter open at the inside of the elbow; mitten gauntlets (the left and all but the cuff of the right restored), each formed of a long acutely-pointed cuff open at the inside of the wrist, five metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, four fluted finger-plates and a laterally-hinged thumb-defence of four scales; cuisses (the left and all but the upper six lames of the poleyn of the right restored) each formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted at its outer edge with a hinged side-plate and at its lower edge with a medially-cusped extension-plate terminating in a poleyn of seven lames overlapping outwards from the fourth which is shaped to the point of the knee and fitted at its outer end with a separate fan-like wing, and has medially-cusped upper and lower edges; ankle-length tubular greaves each open at the inside of the calf; and sabatons each formed of a rear section of one plate having a threaded hole at the heel for the attachment of a spur, and joined by a hinge at its inside to a front section of thirteen plates, the foremost of which takes the form of a long acutely-pointed toe-cap articulated to the preceding plate in such a way as to suggest that is detachable; the main edges of the armour formed in part with either inward or outward turns, the subsidiary edges of the backplate, pauldron, and gauntlets cusped at points, the surfaces of the backplate, pauldron vambraces and poleyns decorated with sprays of flutes in the 'Gothic' fashion and the bevor decorated with a roped transverse rib and incised lines (extensively pitted and patinated with some rust-perforations, cracks and patching)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Stadtrath Richard Zschille, Grossenhain, Saxony, sold Christie's 25 January 1893, without present bevor, tassets and lance-rest

Possibly Oliver H.P. Belmont, New York City and Newport,Rhode Island to 1911
Clarence H. Mackay, Harbor Hill, Long Island, New York (sold from his estate by Jaques Seligman & Co, New York, 9 November 1939)

JWHA Inv. No. 2608

Exhibited
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 17 February - 12 December1941
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1 April 1942 - 14 October 1947
Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 4 October-28 November 1965
'Renaisance Hardware: The Art and Technology of Armor', National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee,4 September 1987 - 3 January 1988
'The Art of the Printmaker', J. W. Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2 June - 6 September 1998
Estimate: 8000-14000

A COMPOSITE ARMOUR FOR FOOT COMBAT, EUROPEAN, 16TH AND 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURIES

Lot #149 (Sale Order 149 of 501)

A COMPOSITE ARMOUR FOR FOOT COMBAT, EUROPEAN, 16TH AND 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
comprising late 16th century German collar formed of four lames front and rear (the second and third in each case restored and the fourth associated); early 16th century German breastplate formed of a rounded main plate fitted at each of its arm-openings with a moveable gusset having at its free edge a prominent angled inward turn matching that of the broad shallow neck-opening, and overlain at its lower end by a low medially-cusped plackart cut from a near-contemporary breastplate and rigidly secured by three rivets of which the central one is formed with a large baluster head, and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of one lame (restored); early 17th century backplate formed of a main plate with a broad shallow neck-opening (reshaped to match that of the breastplate) and overlain at its lower end by a plackart (restored) matching that of the breastplate and like it flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a culet of one lame (restored); 19th century skirt formed in imitation of a deep flaring fabric base of the early 16th century and composed of eight lames front and rear, the two sections joined to one another by hinges at the right end of all the lames and by a turning-pin at the left of the uppermost of them which is fitted with a pair of loose rings for the suspension of a sword; late 16th century German pauldrons of large symmetrical fashion, each formed of seven upward-overlapping lames (the lowest two in each case associated and reworked), the second (originally the third) of which has riveted at its front an upstanding haute-piece (the interiors of all the lames retaining traces of a later but subsequently deleted embossed border of adorsed crescents); early 16th century Italian or Flemish vambraces (the left restored except for the lames protecting the inside of the elbow) each of fully articulated tubular form, fitted at its upper end with a turner of one lame (that of the right struck with a spurious version of the mark of the mid-15th century Milanese partnership of Pier Innocenzo da Faerno and Antonio Missaglia), at its elbow with a couter of three lames (the lowest of the right restored), the second having at the centre of its medially-puckered oval wing a hole, threaded in the case of the right for the attachment of a reinforce, and both closed at the inside of the elbow by a series of twelve lames (associated); 19th century mitten-gauntlets each formed of a short straight-ended flaring cuff open at the inside of the wrist, five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-ridged knuckle-plate, five finger-plates and a laterally-hinged scaled thumb-defence (the right missing); 19th or early 20th century cuisses each formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted at its lower end with a winged poleyn of six lames, and at its outer edge with a hinged side-plate fitted at its lower end with a series of seven lames protecting the back of the knee; and 19th century full-length tubular greaves each fitted within the arched lower edge of its front plate with integral sabaton of eight lames terminating in a rounded toe-cap bearing fluted decoration ; the main edges of the armour largely formed with inward or outward turns of which those of the pauldrons and cuisses are partly roped (the armour dislocated at a few points, showing patches of active corrosion in places, and variably patinated overall)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 936
Estimate: 2500-3500

A COMPOSITE PARTIAL NORTH GERMAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #150 (Sale Order 150 of 501)

A COMPOSITE PARTIAL NORTH GERMAN LIGHT FIELD ARMOUR, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY
comprising burgonet with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the notched crest of a high medial comb, projecting forward to an acutely-pointed integral peak (chipped at its right rear edge), backwards to an obtusely-pointed integral neck-guard and cut away at each side to receive a missing hinged cheek-piece; 'Almain' collar formed of three lames front and rear and fitted at each side with an integral spaudler of five lames (associated and in part composite); breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate with near-straight upper edge, projecting forward over the belly and fitted at its arm-openings with moveable gussets and at its flanged lower edge with a fauld of two (originally three) lames; backplate formed in one piece with a slightly convex upper edge and an outward-flanged lower edge bearing a culet of one lame cut with a notch at the centre of its lower edge; the main edges of the armour formed with boldly roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, those at the upper edges of the breastplate and backplate of ogival form, and its surfaces decorated in low relief with narrow bands enclosed by grooves, forming broader bands originally burnished bright against a black-from-the hammer ground in the 'black-and-white' fashion (now cleaned to a mottled patina overall)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Possibly from the armoury of the Princes Radziwill, Niescwiez Castle, Poland, sold Christies, London, 29 June 1926, lot 49
York Galleries, New York, July 1930

JWHA Inv. No. 1125
Estimate: 5000-7000

A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN FIELD ARMOUR, MID- TO LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #151 (Sale Order 151 of 501)

A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN FIELD ARMOUR, MID- TO LATE 16TH CENTURY
comprising collar formed of two lames front and rear, the lowest in each case of early 17th century make and projecting downwards over the chest and back for wear without a cuirass; one-piece breastplate of deep 'peascod' fashion (patched at its left arm-opening), boxed at each side, struck at its right edge with the inventory number 21 beneath two crosses each formed of a pair of 1s, and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of three lames (composite and associated), divisible between the first and second of them, and cut at the lower edge of the third with a shallow arch separating a pair of pendent tassets each of nine lames terminating in a detachable tasset of six lames overlapping outwards from the fourth which is formed at its outer end with a large medially-puckered oval side-wing (the tassets and poleyns composite and extensively restored), backplate formed of a main plate with a broad shallow neck-opening, fitted within its lower edge with a waist-lame flanged outward to receive a culet of one lame with a cusped lower edge; inner elbow-defences (restored) each formed of fifteen lames overlapping inwards to the eighth; and full-length tubular greaves (restored) each cut over the heel with a slit to accommodate a spur and fitted within the arched lower edge of its front with an integral sabaton of ten lames, the last formed as a rounded toe-cap; the armour decorated at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied, in the case of the fauld, tassets and backplate, by recessed borders, at the subsidiary edges of the first two with pairs of incised lines, and around the main edges of the breastplate with single later-added incised lines projecting inwards as cusps the centre of the neck and arm-openings (the leathering-rivets of the collar, fauld and tassets in part replaced by screws, those of the sabatons missing)

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 208
Estimate: 2500-3500

A SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET AND COLLAR, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #152 (Sale Order 152 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN CLOSE HELMET AND COLLAR, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
the first with a skull formed in one piece with six facets rising at it apex to an acute point pierced front and rear with a pair of lace-holes, its left side pierced over the ear with three further holes perhaps for the attachment of a plume-holder, and its front cut with a broad arched face-opening (patched at the left), peak and bevor attached by dome-headed common pivots, the former of broad obtusely-pointed form (with a crack at its upper rear edge) and the latter fitted over its U-shaped face-opening with an upright falling buffe of one plate (restored) supported at the right of the chin by a projecting spring-catch and pierced at each side of the face with twelve small ventilation-holes arranged in three rows, and two short rounded gorget-plates front and rear (the lowest at the rear associated and the remainder restored); the main edges of the helmet formed with roped inward turns accompanied, except on the buff, by recessed borders; the second formed of three lames front and rear (the lowest two in each case associated and reworked), the lowest in each case orginally fitted with integral spaudlers and that at the front struck with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg, the upper edge of the first lame in each case formed with a roped inward turn and the surfaces of all lames except the lowest two at the rear decorated with three diverging bands formed of pairs of incised lines (lightly pitted overall)
(2)

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 1501
Estimate: 2500-3000

A PAIR OF COMPOSITE PAULDRONS AND VAMBRACES, PARTLY NORTH ITALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #153 (Sale Order 153 of 501)

A PAIR OF COMPOSITE PAULDRONS AND VAMBRACES, PARTLY NORTH ITALIAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY
comprising large asymmetrical pauldrons (not a pair) each formed of six lames of which the lowest three extend only around the outside of the upper arm and are linked by a turner to a tubular vambrace consisting of an upper and a lower cannon (the former enlarged by the insertion of a gusset at its inside and the latter restored ), the two articulated to one another by a winged bracelet couter of three lames, the central one of which originally formed an independent element within a tree-piece vambrace (the right restored, the left originally open at the rear and subsequently closed by a short bridging-piece) and the lames above and below it restored; the main edges of the armour formed in part with inward turns, file-roped on the pauldrons and notched on the couters (all elements showing minor damage and slight patches of active rust)
(2)

Provenance
A. Ullmann, Munich, sold Cologne, 1891, lot 2
Julius Böhler, Munich
William Randolph Hearst
Gimbel Brothers, New York, 14 December 1942

JWHA Inv.No. 2702

Exhibited
Children's Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, March-April 1976

Literature
F. H. Cripps-Day, A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924, London, 1925, p. 30
Estimate: 500-800

A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE OF ANIME CONSTRUCTION, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #154 (Sale Order 154 of 501)

A NORTH ITALIAN BACKPLATE OF ANIME CONSTRUCTION, LATE 16TH CENTURY
formed of nine lames of which the first is deeper than the rest and shaped at its upper edge to the base of the neck where it at one time gave issue to an integral collar, the first to fifth are cut at each side with arm-openings, and its lowest is formed with a short flange, the main edge of the backplate formed with plain inward turns, its secondary edges cut with alternating scallops and dags enclosed within a single incised line, and its uppermost lame decorated with a transverse roped rib turned up at each end (heavily pitted overall and having patched repairs within its second, fourth and seventh to ninth lames)

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 1501
Estimate: 500-700

A PAIR OF FINGERED GAUNTLETS FOR A CHILD, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF THE MID-16TH

Lot #155 (Sale Order 155 of 501)

A PAIR OF FINGERED GAUNTLETS FOR A CHILD, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF THE MID-16TH CENTURY
each formed of a short slightly flaring straight-ended cuff closed at the inside by a riveted join, a wrist-plate, four metacarpal plates, a shaped knuckle-plate, four scaled-finger defences and a laterally-hinged scaled thumb-defence
(2)

Provenance

JWHA Inv. No. 1524

Exhibited
Rensselaer County Junior Museum, Troy, New York, February - April 1959
Assumption Prep., Worcester, Massachusetts, 30 January 20 March 1964
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 6 January - 21 February 1966
Oneida County Junior Museum, New York, 11 September 1967 - 8 January 1968
Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Massachusetts, 13 - 31 August 1968
Poughkeepsie Junior League, New York, 2-3 May 1969
Estimate: 300-500

A PAIR OF GERMAN MITTEN GAUNTLETS WITH BLACK AND WHITE DECORATION, 16TH AND 19TH CENTURIES

Lot #156 (Sale Order 156 of 501)

A PAIR OF GERMAN MITTEN GAUNTLETS WITH BLACK AND WHITE DECORATION, 16TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
each comprising a moderately long flaring obtusely-pointed cuff formed of an upper and a lower plate at the outside and a shorter fixed inner plate at the inside, four metacarpal-plates, a knuckle-plate and five finger-plates, the knuckle and finger-plates formed with V-shaped flutes between the fingers, the main edges of the gauntlets formed with plain inward turns, and their surfaces decorated in each case with a raised medial band and upper border burnished bright, along with the knuckle-plate, against a black ground (the right gauntlet and all except the lower outer cuff-plate and metacarpal-plates of the left gauntlet restored; both showing light to moderate pitting throughout)
(2)

Estimate: 200-300

A GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND FOR A CHILD, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN LATE 15TH CENTURY HIGH 'GOTH

Lot #157 (Sale Order 157 of 501)

A GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND FOR A CHILD, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN LATE 15TH CENTURY HIGH 'GOTHIC' STYLE
formed of a long close-fitting acutely-pointed cuff, formed at its upper edge with a slender outward turn, open at its inside and connected by a short wrist-plate to two metacarpal-plates, the longer distal one of which has hinged to its inner edge the main plate of a thumb-defence, the last embossed over the first knuckle with a conical boss matching that formed over the distal end of the ulna at the outer end of the wrist-plate, and all elements except for the first metacarpal plate decorated with fluting in the 'Gothic' fashion (rusted overall)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York

JWHA Inv. No. 828
Estimate: 150-200

A SOUTH GERMAN FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1560

Lot #158 (Sale Order 158 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1560
formed of a fairly short flaring obtusely-pointed cuff fitted with a short fixed inner plate (bruised, associated and originally hinged), five metacarpal-plates, a transversely-roped knuckle-plate, a shaped finger-plate and the main plate of a scaled thumb-defence (restored), the upper edge of the cuff formed with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border pierced with later-stitch-holes repeated at the lower edge of the inner plate

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 204
Estimate: 200-300

A NORTH ITALIAN FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1560-70

Lot #159 (Sale Order 159 of 501)

A NORTH ITALIAN FINGERED GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1560-70
formed of a medium-length flaring obtusely-pointed cuff closed at its inside by a riveted join, four metacarpal-plates (associated), a transversely-roped knuckle-plate (restored), and four scaled finger-defences (restored and incomplete), the main edges of the gauntlet formed with file-roped inward turns bordered in the case of that of the upper edge of the cuff with a file-roped rib, and its secondary edges bordered by pairs of incised line (moderately patinated and worn overall)

Provenance
March Brown, Surrey, England
JWHA Inv. No. 1225
Estimate: 200-300

A COMPOSITE PAULDRON AND VAMBRACE FOR THE RIGHT ARM, ITALIAN AND GERMAN, CIRCA 1560

Lot #160 (Sale Order 160 of 501)

A COMPOSITE PAULDRON AND VAMBRACE FOR THE RIGHT ARM, ITALIAN AND GERMAN, CIRCA 1560
comprising narrow-fronted Italian pauldron formed of seven upward-overlapping lames (the first, the front half of the second and the flange of the rear wing of the third restored, and the sixth and seventh associated) of which the lowest four are cut away at the front of the armpit to accommodate a lance and connected by a short turner to a German vambrace formed of a tubular upper and a lower cannon linked by a three-piece winged bracelet couter (the second and main one originally constituting an independent element and the first and second associated with it), the main edges of both the pauldrons and vambraces formed with inward turns, etched with a narrow cabled design in the case of those of the former and filed-roped in the case of those of the latter, and the surfaces of both elements etched on a blackened ground with bands and borders of symmetrical foliate interlace, originally gilt, of which only that at the main edges of the third to fifth lames of the pauldron is original

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 2364
Estimate: 800-1200

THE COUTERS AND LOWER CANNONS OF A PAIR OF SPLINTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STY

Lot #161 (Sale Order 161 of 501)

THE COUTERS AND LOWER CANNONS OF A PAIR OF SPLINTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY
each comprising a large shell-like couter open at the rear, rounded to the point and front of the elbow, decorated across the latter with three broad flat ribs that converge towards the bend of the elbow, and connected by a pair of internal leathers to a slightly tapering gutter-shaped lower cannon (both elements lightly patinated and rusted overall)
(2)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York
JWHA Inv. No. 927
Estimate: 200-350

A PAIR OF LEG HARNESS, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1490

Lot #162 (Sale Order 162 of 501)

A PAIR OF LEG HARNESS, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1490
comprising cuisses each formed of a gutter-shaped main plate fitted at its asymmetrical centrally-cusped upper edge with three extension-plates and at its lower edge with a poleyn of six lames, the transversely-boxed third of which terminates at its outer end in a medially-puckered spade-shaped wing, and the lowest of which descends to an acute central point; tubular greaves each formed of a front and rear plate, the former cut at its lower end with a deep arch to accommodate the foot, and the latter cut in the same position with a shallower arch and fitted top and bottom with articulated extension-lames; the upper edge of the main plate of each cuisse decorated with a broad raised rib tapering to its outer ends, and its upper and lower edges respectively with a groove and a rib, and the main edges of the greaves formed with plain outward turns (lightly patinated overall)
(2)

Provenance
Sir Guy F. Laking, London, sold 1907
Clarence H. Mackay, Harbor Hill, Long Island, New York
Gimbel Brothers, New York, sold 1 June 1942

JWHA Inv. No. 2686

Literature
Stephen V. Grancsay, Catalogue of Armor: The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, 1961, p. 36

Estimate: 1000-1400

A PAIR OF LEG HARNESS, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1540

Lot #163 (Sale Order 163 of 501)

A PAIR OF LEG HARNESS, 19TH CENTURY IN THE SOUTH GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1540
comprising cuisses each formed of a long gutter-shaped main plate rising to a convex upper edge and fitted at its lower end with a winged poleyn of four lames; and full-length tubular greaves each cut at the heel with a slit to accommodate a spur and fitted within the arched lower end of its front plate with an integral broad-toed sabaton of eight lames, the last five decorated medially with a roped rib matching the inward turns of the main edges of all elements (the tops and bottoms of the cuisses and poleyns at one time formed with double recessed borders, subsequently erased, and all elements showing small patches of light active rust
(2)

Provenance
A. Ullmann, Munich, sold Cologne, 1891, lot 2
Julius Böhler, Munich
William Randolph Hearst
Gimbel Brothers, New York, 14 December 1942

JWHA Inv.No. 2702

Exhibited
Children's Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, March-April 1976

Literature
F. H. Cripps-Day, A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924, London, 1925, p. 30
Estimate: 500-700

TWO NORTH ITALIAN TASSETS, CIRCA 1550-60

Lot #164 (Sale Order 164 of 501)

TWO NORTH ITALIAN TASSETS, CIRCA 1550-60
of similar character to one another but not a pair, each formed of five upward-overlapping lames (the top two of the right associated and the fourth of the left restored), the uppermost fitted with a pair of suspension-buckles, the last formed at its lower edge with a file-roped inward turn bordered by a plain rib, and the subsidiary edges of most lames bordered by a single incised line (both tassets extensively patched and disarticulated, and moderately pitted overall)
(2)

Provenance
Edward Hubbard Litchfield, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 5 December 1951, lot 160

JWHA Inv. Nos 2961
Estimate: 80-120

THE LOWER ENDS OF TWO GERMAN TASSETS FOR LIGHT FIELD USE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #165 (Sale Order 165 of 501)

THE LOWER ENDS OF TWO GERMAN TASSETS FOR LIGHT FIELD USE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
not a pair but probably deriving from the same series of armours, the left and right respectively formed of two and three upward overlapping lames (partly disarticulated), the lowest of which in each case descends to a convex edge formed with a prominent file-roped inward turn, the surfaces of each tasset decorated with a pair of raised vertical bands originally burnished bright against a black-from-the-hammer ground (now much worn and patinated)
(2)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York

JWHA Inv. No. 828
Estimate: 100-150

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #166 (Sale Order 166 of 501)

A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
comprising tubular upper cannon with one-piece turner articulated by a winged bracelet couter of three lames (the first and second associated, and the second reworked to fit its present context), to a tubular lower cannon (originally for the right arm) opening at the rear, the main edges of all elements formed with inward turns, roped in the case of those of the upper cannon, plain in the case of those of the couter and notched in the case of those of the lower canon, the turn at the cuff of the latter bordered by a matching notched rib dividing at the outside of the arm into a pair of adorsed volutes, the subsidiary edges of all elements decorated with pairs of incised lines accompanied on the main plate of the couter by further incised lines, in part showing traces of gilding, and the front of the same plate showing traces of a roped medial rib that has subsequently been removed, and all parts with a blued or blackened finish (now extensively and worn)

Provenance
The Tower of London Armouries, sold 17 July 1926

JWHA Inv. No. 7

Charles Ffoulkes, Curator of the Tower of London Armouries (1913-380, recorded in his Arms and the Tower, London, 1939, p. 176, that at some time shortly after 1924 it was decided that pieces of armour that were too damaged to be exhibited and not worth the time in cleaning them, should, as an experiment, be put on sale to visitors to the Tower rather than sent to the scrap merchant.
Estimate: 100-150

A SOUTH GERMAN OR SWISS PAULDRON FOR THE RIGHT SHOULDER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #167 (Sale Order 167 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN OR SWISS PAULDRON FOR THE RIGHT SHOULDER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
of broad-fronted form and composed of seven main lames that overlap outwards from the fourth which extends downwards over the armpit at the front as an additional series of five lames pivoting fan-wise on a single brass-capped rivet with brass rosette-washer (replaced), the main edges of the pauldron formed with plain inward turns, the flanged edges of the front and rear wings of the fourth lame and its extension punched with dots within a series of scallops, and its subsidiary edges decorated with pairs of scored lines (the centre of the fourth lame and the proximal end of the lowest of its extension-lames cracked, and the surface of the whole showing a mottled patination overall)

Provenance
William Randolph Hearst, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc, New York, 24 November 1939, lot 107

JWHA Inv. No. 2554
Estimate: 250-400

A GERMAN COLLAR AND ELEMENTS OF TWO VAMBRACES, PARTLY NUREMBERG, 16TH/17TH CENTURIES AND LATER

Lot #168 (Sale Order 168 of 501)

A GERMAN COLLAR AND ELEMENTS OF TWO VAMBRACES, PARTLY NUREMBERG, 16TH/17TH CENTURIES AND LATER
comprising collar of three lames front and rear (the upper two in each case restored), the lowest front one, struck at the centre of its obtusely pointed lower edge with a pair of dots and the quality-control mark (worn) of the city of Nuremberg, originally forming part of an 'Almain' collar and, and the lowest rear one originally forming part of a pikeman's armour; right vambrace, of three-piece construction, formed of a short upper cannon (restored) open at the inside of the arm, a large shell-like couter (restored) open at the rear, and a tubular lower cannon (its inner plate restored and its outer plate, later fitted internally with a slotted medial strip to attach a gauntlet, retaining traces at the inside of the elbow of a former recessed border), all articulated by means of internal leathers; and the lower cannon of a left vambrace closely resembling that of the right; the main edges of all elements except the upper cannon formed with full or partial plain turns)
(3)

Provenance
Sir Guy Laking, London, sold 1907
Clarence H. Mackay, Harbor Hill, Long Island, New York
Gimbel Brothers, New York, sold 1 June 1942

JWHA Inv. No. 2686

Literature
Stephen V. Grancsay, Catalogue of Armor: The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, 1961, p. 36
Estimate: 200-350

A COLLAR, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN STYLE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #169 (Sale Order 169 of 501)

A COLLAR, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN STYLE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY
formed of three lames front and rear, the lowest front one descending to an obtuse central point and the lowest rear one to a straight edge, the main edges of the collar formed with file-roped inward turns accompanied in the case of the lower one by a recessed border (lightly patinated overall)

Provenance
Liberty & Co. Ltd, London
JWHA Inv. No. 477

Exhibited
'Age of Armour', J. W. Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 13 February - 31 August 2003
Travelling exhibition to numerous locations, February 2004 - September 2008
Estimate: 40-60

A VISOR, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN THE ITALIAN STYLE OF THE MID-15TH CENTURY; THE SIDE-PLATE OF A ...

Lot #170 (Sale Order 170 of 501)

A VISOR, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN THE ITALIAN STYLE OF THE MID-15TH CENTURY; THE SIDE-PLATE OF A CUISSE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN THE ITALIAN STYLE OF SECOND HALF OF THE 15TH CENTURY; AND THE REAR PLATES OF A PAIR OF GREAVES, 19TH/20TH CENTURY IN A FANCIFUL LATE MEDIEVAL STYLE
the first of near-upright form cut with a broad slightly 'frog-mouthed' vision-slit, pierced at each side of the face with seven circular ventilation-holes in rosette-formation, and formed at the distal ends of its short arms with integral hinges used to attach it to its pivots (heavily pitted and patinated overall); the second formed of a transversely-curved main plate that widens slightly to its upper end where it is fitted with a short extension-plate attached by means of a pair of sliding-rivets, its left and right edges respectively fitted with a pair of hinges and a rivet for the attachment of a strap (heavily pitted and patinated overall); and the third formed in each case of nine lames overlapping outwards from the second and eighth, and fitted with hinges at the inner ends of the second and seventh (the lower right one missing), and buckles at the outer ends of the third (lightly rusted overall and showing some damage and disarticulation
(4)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York
JWHA Inv. Nos 363, 3084 and 828

The visor can be compared with that forming part of a great basinet in the Trapp family armoury at Schloss Curburg, South Tyrol, cat.no.19, made for the export market in the workshop of the Missaglia family of Milan (Boccia & Coelho 1967, pp. 84--9)
Estimate: 200-350

A LEFT-HAND DAGGER IN SAXON EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY

Lot #171 (Sale Order 171 of 501)

A LEFT-HAND DAGGER IN SAXON EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY
with tapering fullered blade of flattened-diamond section, blackened iron hilt including drooping forward-canted quillons with fluted terminals, faceted bun-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads'
36.5 cm; 14 3/8 in blade

Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 2002
Estimate: 250-400

A PAIR OF BESAGUES, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY

Lot #172 (Sale Order 172 of 501)

A PAIR OF BESAGUES, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY
each of slightly convex circular form decorated peripherally nine scallops separated by a flutes radiating from a tall fluted conical boss secured at the rear by a small cotter-pin that also retains a buff-leather suspension-strap (its surface moderately heavily pitted overall)
(2)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York

JWHA Inv. Nos 828
Estimate: 150-200

A FAULD AND TASSETS IN THE LATE 'GOTHIC' FASHION, PARTLY NORTH-WEST EUROPEAN (POSSIBLY FLEMISH)...

Lot #173 (Sale Order 173 of 501)

A FAULD AND TASSETS IN THE LATE 'GOTHIC' FASHION, PARTLY NORTH-WEST EUROPEAN (POSSIBLY FLEMISH), 16TH CENTURY, AND PARTLY 19TH CENTURY
comprising fauld of three lames (restored), the upper edge of each cusped three times, and the lower edge of the third formed at its centre with a small semi-circular boss separating a pair of one-piece tassets (the left restored), each suspended from a pair of straps and buckles, narrowing lightly to its convex lower end and formed at its concave inner edge with a flattened inward turn, its upper edge decorated with a narrow recessed border and its centre with a symmetrical spray of cascaded flutes diverging from the middle of that border and interrupted at its lower end by a horizontal step (probably later; both tassets showing light to moderate patination)

Provenance
Sir Guy Laking, London, sold 1907
Clarence H. Mackay, Harbor Hill, Long Island, New York
Gimbel Brothers, New York, 1 June 1942

JWHA Inv. No. 2686

Literature
Stephen V. Grancsay, Catalogue of Armor: The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, 1961, p. 36
Estimate: 100-150

A BESAGUE, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY; AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY...

Lot #174 (Sale Order 174 of 501)

A BESAGUE, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY; AND ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE MID-16TH CENTURY
the first of slightly convex circular form decorated with six flutes radiating from a central rivet with a spirally-fluted head that attaches a buff-leather suspension-strap at its rear (its surface showing a mottled patina overall); and the second of slightly convex circular form, decorated peripherally with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by eight round-headed rivets retaining, at the rear, a buff leather lining and suspension-strap (its surface lightly patinated overall)
(2)

Provenance
Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York

JWHA Inv. No. 828
Estimate: 100-150

A MOUNTED ARMOUR FOR THE 'JOUSTS REAL' IN THE SPANISH STYLE OF CIRCA 1500-10, MAINLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #175 (Sale Order 175 of 501)

A MOUNTED ARMOUR FOR THE 'JOUSTS REAL' IN THE SPANISH STYLE OF CIRCA 1500-10, MAINLY 19TH CENTURY WITH SOME EARLY 16TH CENTURY ELEMENTS
of great weight, comprising helm with rounded one-piece skull rising to a low medial comb, shaped to the nape, extending downwards over the top of the backplate and fitted at each side of the brow with a projecting sprung stud to engage a frog-mouthed visor and bevor formed in two pieces joined by rivets just behind the vision-slit, the bevor gently shaped to the chin and extending downwards over the upper part of the breastplate to which it is attached by bolts, and its right side fitted with a hinged trapdoor closing a large rectangular ventilation-hole; breastplate formed of a medially-ridged main plate fitted at the top of its right arm-opening with a projecting flange and at its centre with a fixed reinforcing breastplate through which protrude at each side five pierced staples, retaining at the right a large rigid openwork lance-rest, and at the left, an even larger openwork frame fitted with studs to support a shield, and the lower edge of the main plate fitted with a waist-plate bearing at its left side a large loose ring to support the bridle-arm and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of two lames, the lower edge of which retains on a pair of turning-pins at each side a medially-ridged one-piece tasset, the left longer than the right, and both cut away in a curve over the crotch; backplate formed of a central main plate that narrows to its lower end and two side-plates (the right patched at its lower end) rigidly connected to one another by rivets and overlain at their lower ends by a tall plackart formed at its upper end with three cusps and fitted within its lower edge with a culet of two lames; a pair of spaudlers each of three lames overlapping outwards from the second and boxed in six vertical panels, its fifth lame attached by a single rivet to a fully articulated tubular vambrace boxed en suite with the spaudler, fitted at its upper end with a one-piece turner, at its elbow with a winged couter of five lames open at the rear and decorated on the front of the wing of its two-piece main plate with a spray of flutes in the 'gothic' fashion, and at the upper end of the outer plate of the lower canon with a flange shaped to the base of the couter (the inner plates of both lower cannons patched); an asymmetrical wooden shield curving forward at its upper and lower ends, pierced towards its outside with a pair of large lace-holes, faced with overlapping rectangular plates secured in each case by a single nail and covered elsewhere with red velvet; a conical vamplate decorated peripherally within a recessed border with scallops; a wooden saddle covered overall with quilted crimson velvet (worn) decorated around its edge with a yellow fringe and faced on its upstanding bow and cantle with three saddle-steels in each case, those of the bow stepped at the right side and those of the cantle projecting at their upper corners as curved arms; two stirrups (not a pair), each with slightly flaring fluted sides and a tread of four bars, the two inner bars in one case writhen (each pitted and worn); a curb-bit of tinned iron with simple pierced and engraved ornament and fitted with later bridle of leather covered with crimson velvet edged with gold piping and decorated at intervals with rosettes and scrolls of gold braid; and an heraldically-decorated caparison of yellow fabric strips each faced with black velvet (now largely faded to green) and terminating in tassels of gold bullion

See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands

Provenance
Sixth Count of Asalto, Guadamur Castle, near Toledo, circa 1887
Ambrose Monell, Tuxedo Park, New York, before 1911
Henry Furmage, London
George F. Harding Jr, Chicago, purchased 1927
Transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Acc. Nos 1982.2216; 1982.2697a-h 1982. 2879a & b; 1982.3110; 1982.3113; and 1982.3143a & b.

The horse bit: His Imperial Highness, Archduke Eugen, Veste Hohenwerfen, Salzburg, sold Anderson Galleries, New York, 4 March 1927, lot 932

Literature
Bashford Dean, Loan Exhibition of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1911, p. 10, pl. VII

The main and side-plates of the backplate, the turner and cannons of each vambrace and the stirrups are all of early 16th century date. The horse-bit is probably of 17th century date.

Estimate: 12000-18000

AN ITALIC BRONZE HELMET OF MONTEFORTINO TYPE, 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Lot #176 (Sale Order 176 of 501)

AN ITALIC BRONZE HELMET OF MONTEFORTINO TYPE, 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece, the ogival crown rising to a flattened and pierced terminal, decorated with incised encircling bands and a border of incised chevrons between, at the rear an extending flange forming a short neck-guard, the brim with a carinated ridge and incised encircling bands, fitted inside with a bronze hook on one side and a corroded iron rivet in the rear flange (good condition, with mottled patina overall and limestone internal deposits)
20.5 cm; 8? in

Provenance
A Private Trust
Acanthus, New York, 1997
Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 5 October 2011, lot 77

For a similar helmet preserved in the Naturhistorisches Museum,Vienna, found at Hátzeg, Transylvania, see Gamber 1978, fig. 345. The Montefortino helmet was initially a Celtic and then Roman type of domed helmet, modified over time, it was used for a lengthy period from 4th-1st Century B.C.

Estimate: 10000-15000

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN TYPE, 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot #177 (Sale Order 177 of 501)

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN TYPE, 5TH CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece with a rounded crown turned outwards at its rear to form short neck-guard, with false eye-holes and forward-sloping nose-guard, the cheek guards projecting downwards at the front to form a deep face-defence cut, the brow embossed in low relief forming a pair of 'horns', the upper ridge continuing as a stepped ridge around the rear of the crown, the edges of the helmet and embossed areas decorated with engraved ornament, highlighted later in modern white paint, with borders of ovolo, scallops and palmettes on the brow and a palmette flanked by serpents above (heavily repaired, restored and repainted, consolidated with coloured resin, mottled patina overall, showing cracks, reinforced internally with glued gauze)
17.5 cm; 6 in

Provenance
A private Swiss collection, prior to 1988.
Guttmann Collection, Berlin, sold Christies, 28 April 2004, lot 85.
Royal Athena Galleries New York, 2009

Literature
A. Bottini et al., Antike Helme, Mainz, 1988, pp.98-100, pl. 47; and H. Born, Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, II, Mainz, 1993, no. XII (AG 161).
Estimate: 8000-12000

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot #178 (Sale Order 178 of 501)

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece with a rounded crown decorated with raised parallel medial ridges, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, the integral downward projecting cheek-pieces forming a rectangular facial-opening, bordered with a strip of applied sheet gold, the edges of the helmet decorated with a border of stamped circles, with further circles stamped at the temples (some repairs, gold re-glued, overall condition good with mottled patina)
25.5 cm; 10 in

Provenance
Hermann Historica, Munich, 4 May 2011, lot 1775
Estimate: 8000-12000

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF CHALCIDIAN TYPE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot #179 (Sale Order 179 of 501)

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF CHALCIDIAN TYPE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
the domed crown rising to a gentle medial ridge, around the crown base an encircling raised contour, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, the cut-out semi-circular openings at the ears and eyes, decorated with a raised border, extending into a short nasal-bar, each side with hinged cheek-pieces, the front edges scallop-shaped, (hinge pins replaced), the exterior surface with remnants of tinning (some repair and restoration, with a mottled tinned and pitted patina)
32.5 cm; 12¾ in

Provenance
A German private collector
Bonhams, Antiquities, London, 20 October 2005, lot 287
Estimate: 6000-8000

AN ITALIC BRONZE HELMET OF NEGAU TYPE, MID-5TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot #180 (Sale Order 180 of 501)

AN ITALIC BRONZE HELMET OF NEGAU TYPE, MID-5TH CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece, the domed crown rising to a gentle medial ridge, at the brow a broad grooved band encircling the head, with a carinated brim below, pierced at each side with later square suspension-holes, the crown and sides with remnants of soft solder for attachment of decorative mounts, the brim with two incised maker's marks (surfaces cleaned to a light patination)
18.0 cm; 7 in

Provenance
Axel Guttmann Collection, Berlin, sold Christie's 6 November 2002, lot 37
Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2009

For a similar helmet preserved in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, found at Enns-Asten, Austria, see Gamber 1978, fig. 346. Also cf. Bottini et al. 1988, pp. 269 and 472, no.72 for the type.
Estimate: 4000-6000

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

Lot #181 (Sale Order 181 of 501)

A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece with a rounded crown decorated to either side with raised medial ridges, the inner ridges higher with two lower outer parallel ridges, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, pierced with a central iron rivet corroded on the inside, the integral downward projecting cheek-pieces forming a rectangular facial-opening, edged by a border of round-headed studs within a raised band continuing around the helmet edge, the forehead with a secondary raised ridge, pierced centrally with a rivet for attachment (heavily repaired and restored, a mottled patina overall)
25.0 cm; 9 in

Provenance:
Private Collection Vienna
Property of an English lady, acquired around 1968-1978.
Bonhams, Antiquities and Tribal Art, London, 26 April 2007, lot 301

Illyrian helmets originate in the Peloponnese region, with the majority having been excavated in Illyria (Northwestern part of the Balkan peninsula). Examples of these helmets belonging to Type III A, have been found in warrior graves belonging to Macedonian and Illyrian tribes, the closest example being from Sindos, Grave 115. See Pflug 1988.
Estimate: 4000-6000

A RARE GERMAN ETCHED AND GILT MORION OF THE TRABANTENLEIBGARDE OF THE ELECTORS OF SAXONY, NUREMBERG,

Lot #182 (Sale Order 182 of 501)

A RARE GERMAN ETCHED AND GILT MORION OF THE TRABANTENLEIBGARDE OF THE ELECTORS OF SAXONY, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1580-90
formed in one piece with a rounded crown rising to a high roped medial comb pierced towards its rear with a transverse hole for tying up a plume, and a narrow integral brim turned down at each side and rising front and rear to an acute point, the front point stuck with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg and a makers mark consisting of the conjoined initials 'HP' or 'HR', the edges of the brim formed with file-roped inward turns, the crown pierced at the nape with a pair of holes for the attachment a missing plume-holder and encircled around its base by sixteen lining-rivets of brass of which twelve are original and formed as lions' masks, in three cases retaining brass rings in their mouths, and the remainder are old replacements formed as rosettes, and below them fourteen later lining-rivets of iron with small round heads and polygonal internal washers, the crown decorated with etched and gilt bands of scrolling strapwork enclosing in circular cartouches at the left and right sides respectively the figures of Mutius Scaevola before Porsena and Marcus Curtius leaping into the Gulf, the comb with further etched and gilt bands of repeated scrolls enclosing in smaller circular cartouches at the left and right sides respectively, the arms of the Archmarshalcy of Saxony and of the Dukes of Saxony, and the brim bordered by narrow bands of etched and gilt scrolls matching those of the comb (the right of the brim showing a small crack at its centre; the helmet worn and lightly patinated overall)
29.0 cm; 11 in

Provenance
The Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden

The morion belongs to a distinctive group of such helmets which were first made for the Trabantenleibgarde of the Elector August I of Saxony (1553-86) and continued to be used and probably added to in the time of his successors Christian I (1586-91) and Christian II (1601-11). They would have been worn with the black doublets and yellow trunk-hose that formed the uniform of the guard. A large number of helmets of this group , which may have included the present example, were removed from the Electoral armoury in the 1830s and sent to the State Opera House in Dresden for theatrical use, many of which were seen there by Dr Bashford Dean in 1912. See Nickel 1989, pp. 117-21; and Eaves 2002, pp. 149-50.

Estimate: 9000-12000

A GROUP OF SAXON AND MEDIAEVAL BRONZE BUCKLES AND OTHER ITEMS NORTHERN EUROPE OR BRITAIN

Lot #183 (Sale Order 183 of 501)

A GROUP OF SAXON AND MEDIAEVAL BRONZE BUCKLES AND OTHER ITEMS NORTHERN EUROPE OR BRITAIN
comprising a pair of bronze belt fittings, circa 1000AD, of triangular form, with five domed studs bordered by silver gilt, the central area with incised abstract designs and silver-gilt looped projections on the short edge and on the reverse; two quatrefoil buckles, probably 500-1000AD, the larger with curved bar on one end; a fragmentary mediaeval badge or ornament, 15th century, or earlier; two oval buckles, 450-1000AD, of oval section, one with ridged, the other incised geometric decoration
the first 9.2 cm; 3 5/8 in long and smaller
(7)

Provenance
The fourth (larger quatrefoil buckle) fifth (badge) and sixth (larger oval buckle): Sumner Healey New York 30th April 1929

John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, sold in these rooms, 20 March 2013, lot 125

Exhibited
Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art 25 April-22 June 1947

Badges of circular openwork form were worn by pilgrims during the mediaeval period as mementoes and proof of pilgrimage. See Adkins 1982, p.180.
Estimate: 300-400

A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF ANTIQUITIES

Lot #184 (Sale Order 184 of 501)

A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF ANTIQUITIES
comprising a Roman lead pyxis (cylindrical box), 3rd-4th century AD, an Iron Razor, probably Roman, the rectangular blade with tapered handle and plate finial; a Bronze Ferrule, Britain, probably late Bronze Age; a Bronze Key, Byzantine or later, and a Grey Stone Celt, of rounded triangular form
the second: 12.5 cm; 5 in and smaller
(5)

Provenance
The third: Sumner Healey New York 30 April 1929
The fourth: Azeez Khayat New York 5 June 1928 found by him in Nazareth
The last: gift to the Armoury by H. C. Hosier Braeside Wyoming Avenue South Orange New Jersey

John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, sold in these rooms, 20 March 2013, lot 128
Estimate: 300-400

ONE BRONZE AND THREE IRON AXE HEADS, BRONZE AGE-IRON AGE AND LATER

Lot #185 (Sale Order 185 of 501)

ONE BRONZE AND THREE IRON AXE HEADS, BRONZE AGE-IRON AGE AND LATER
the bronze axe-head probably from the Iberian Peninsula, the blade with pronounced flare, two small projections on either side, two of the iron axe heads with wrapped socket, the larger with remains of wood shaft, the fourth a fragmentary flared blade
the first: 17 cm; 6 3/4 in
(4)

Provenance
The first: Marques de Valderrey Castellana 14 Madrid 6 May 1931
The third: Comtesse de Broussiere until circa 1913 said to have been found by her father Julian Greau in the Rhone Valley towards the end of 19th century Karl Freund (Anderson Galleries) 16 May 1928
The last: Azeez Khayat Sale at Samuel T. Freeman and Co. of Philadelphia 11 April 1933

John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, sold in these rooms, 20 March 2013, lot 115
Estimate: 200-300

A CLOSE HELMET IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #186 (Sale Order 186 of 501)

A CLOSE HELMET IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY
with a rounded two-piece skull joined by brazing along the crest of a high roped medial comb, fitted at the nape with a tapering plume-holder and at the front with a visor, upper bevor and bevor attached by common pivots, the forward-sloping visor stepped and roped beneath its centrally divided vision-slit and fitted at the right with a baluster-ended lifting-peg, the near-upright prow-shaped upper bevor pieced at each side with six X-shaped ventilation-slots arranged in two rows, the bevor proper fitted at its right with a pivoted visor-prop formed and decorated with incised lines as a stylised serpent, the upper bevor and bevor proper respectively secured by a spring-catch and a swivel-hook and pierced stud, and the flanged lower edge of the bevor and skull fitted in each case with a pair of rounded gorget-plates having file-roped inward turns at their lower edges accompanied by a recessed borders
33.0 cm; 13 in

Estimate: 1000-2000

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, NUREMBERG, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #187 (Sale Order 187 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, NUREMBERG, LATE 16TH CENTURY
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak struck at its front with the quality-control mark of the City of Nuremburg, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a long slightly flaring, obtusely pointed neck-guard of four lames (associated, possibly within the working life of the piece), and fitted at each side with a pair of rivets for the attachment of pendent ear-defences, each doubling as part of the series for the attachment of the lining, the forward edge of the peak and the rear edge of the neck-guard both formed with file-roped inward turns, and the surface of the whole retaining much of its original blackened finish (now in part oxidised and worn)
28.0 cm; 11 in
Estimate: 900-1200

A SOUTH GERMAN COMB-MORION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1580, WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION

Lot #188 (Sale Order 188 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN COMB-MORION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1580, WITH LATER ETCHED DECORATION
with a hemispherical crown rising to a high roped medial comb, and an integral brim turned down at each side and rising to an acute point front and rear, the right of the front one struck with the quality control mark of the City of Nuremburg, the edges of the brim formed with a file-roped inward turns (that at the right cracked near it front end and both sides pierced with later suspension-holes), the base of the crown encircled by sixteen round-headed lining-rivets with rosette washers of pewter, and the whole etched overall on a blackened and stippled ground with scrolling foliage inhabited by birds of prey, divided into seven vertical panels at each side of the crown and enclosing in circular cartouches at the centres of the left and right sides of the of the latter respectively, the Sacrifice of Isaac and a mounted huntsman, and in oval cartouches at the centres of the left and right sides of the comb respectively, a soldier holding a banner and a drummer (the decoration slightly worn at points)
29.0 cm; 11½ in
Estimate: 1200-1800

A BRONZE HELMET IN GREEK 5TH CENTURY B.C. STYLE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #189 (Sale Order 189 of 501)

A BRONZE HELMET IN GREEK 5TH CENTURY B.C. STYLE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
formed in one piece with a rounded crown turned outwards at its rear to form a short neck-guard, with false eye-holes and forward-sloping nose-guard, the cheek guards projecting downwards at the front to form a face-defence, with engraved border, and in 'aged' condition
24 cm; 9 ½ in high

Estimate: 700-1000

A SHAFFRON IN THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY GERMAN STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #190 (Sale Order 190 of 501)

A SHAFFRON IN THE EARLY 16TH CENTURY GERMAN STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
formed of a medially-ridged main plate flanged outwards over the nostrils, fitted at each side of its upper end with a rounded side-plate, fitted within U-shaped cut-outs at its upper corners with gutter-shaped defences for the ears, fitted above circular cut-outs for the eyes at each side with protective flanges, and between them, at the centre of the brow, with a decorative escutcheon secured by a threaded spike terminating in three-side pyramidal head, the edges of the side-plates, eye-flanges and nose-flange each formed with plain inward turns and the upper edges of the ear-defences with short longitudinal flutes (the surface showing a mottled light patina overall)
58.0 cm; 28¾ in

Estimate: 1000-1500

A PAIR OF LONG TASSETS IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY GERMAN STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #191 (Sale Order 191 of 501)

A PAIR OF LONG TASSETS IN THE LATE 16TH CENTURY GERMAN STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
each formed of eight lames extending downwards to just above the knees, the lowest six overlapping downwards and terminating in a convex inward-turned lower edge, and the upper two (associated) overlapping upwards and fitted on the second of them with a pair of iron suspension-buckles (evenly pitted overall and showing patches of active corrosion)
each 43 cm; 17 in
(2)

Estimate: 300-500

A SOUTH GERMAN 'MAXIMILIAN' CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1510-20

Lot #192 (Sale Order 192 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN 'MAXIMILIAN' CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1510-20
with a broad rounded one-piece skull rising to a hollowed medial keel decorated along its centre with a pair of incised lines, broad neck-guard of three lames (the lowest two restored), and associated bellows visor and bevor attached by common pivots (restored), the visor (trimmed at its upper edge) formed with three prominent transverse ridges, the upper one serving as a step beneath a centrally-divided vision-slit, the spaces between the ridges pierced with small ventilation holes, the bevor flanged outwards at its lower edge to form a short neck-guard and secured to the skull at the right of the neck by a spring-catch (restored), the rear of the skull and the neck-guard decorated with flutes enclosed between pairs of incised lines and arranged in groups of three, the visor decorated with both paired and single incised lines and the lower edge of the bevor and neck-guard formed with a raised rib of V-section accompanied by a recessed border enclosed between single lines (holed and patched at several points)
28.0 cm; 11 in

Estimate: 3500-4000

AUCTION CATALOGUES: SOTHEBY'S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA, AND SPORTING GUNS

Lot #193 (Sale Order 193 of 501)

AUCTION CATALOGUES: SOTHEBY'S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA, AND SPORTING GUNS
including sales in London, Monaco, New York and Sussex covering the period 1974-2000, including the collections of John F. Hayward, Charles Draeger, Visser (part 1) and The Royal House of Hanover

A full listing is available on request
Estimate: 60-80

AUCTION CATALOGUES: CHRISTIE'S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA, AND SPORTING GUNS

Lot #194 (Sale Order 194 of 501)

AUCTION CATALOGUES: CHRISTIE'S ARMS AND ARMOUR, MILITARIA, AND SPORTING GUNS
including sales in London, New York, Glasgow, Rome and Geneva covering the period 1968-2010, including the collections of Harold L. Peterson, The Lord Mostyn and Their Serence Highnesses the Princes zu Salm-Reiffercheidt-Dyck (part 2)

A full listing is available on request
Estimate: 60-80

AFTER HORACE VERNET, NAPOLEON AT JENA 1806

Lot #195 (Sale Order 195 of 501)

AFTER HORACE VERNET, NAPOLEON AT JENA 1806
on card, signed 'Tony' lower right, in glazed neo-classical gilt frame
11.8 by 12.8 cm; 4 5/8 by 5 1/16 in
Estimate: 80-120

A GROUP OF MINIATURE EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Lot #196 (Sale Order 196 of 501)

A GROUP OF MINIATURE EDGED WEAPONS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
including a Central European officer's sword, with curved blade, gilt-brass cross-piece and carved bone grip set with turquoise pastes; a Bavarian officer's sword, in its scabbard; two bayonets, a Gurka kukri knife, a Balkan bichaq, in its scabbard; two hunting daggers and a Japanese katana; together with a silver-plated Jugendstil paperknife by WMF
the first: 18 cm; 7 in blade
(qty)

Estimate: 120-150

A CRIMEAN COPPER SAUCEPAN, TAKEN AT SEBASTOPOL 1855

Lot #197 (Sale Order 197 of 501)

A CRIMEAN COPPER SAUCEPAN, TAKEN AT SEBASTOPOL 1855
of copper with tapering tubular iron handle engraved in cyrillic, with an anchor, the date 1853 and inscription 'taken from the ruins of Sebastopol, the day after the fall Septr. 9th 1855 by A Farquharson, cook of the S. S. Imperatrix'
15 cm; 6 in high

Estimate: 150-200

A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #198 (Sale Order 198 of 501)

A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with robust steel bow retained by a pair of irons, shaped hardwood tiller, the top inset with an iron bolt channel and incorporating a shaped rest beneath, the sides with shaped iron plaques, fitted with bone nut, steel stirrup and long moulded iron trigger (worn, the elements loose, tiller cracked), complete with a iron windlass with cords and turned wooden handles
80.5 cm; 31 ¾ in tiller
(2)

Estimate: 800-1000

##A .34 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING WALKING STICK RIFLE, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #199 (Sale Order 199 of 501)

##A .34 CALIBRE BREECH-LOADING WALKING STICK RIFLE, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
with rifled sighted barrel sleeved in brass,the breech accessed via an aperture with sliding cover ahead of the back-sight, the outside formed in imitation of root wood and painted black, with ivory top finial (small chips) and threaded brass basal cap
95.5 cm; 37 5/8 in overall

Estimate: 300-350

FOUR CONTINENTAL GANG BULLET MOULDS AND THREE FURTHER BULLET MOULDS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #200 (Sale Order 200 of 501)

FOUR CONTINENTAL GANG BULLET MOULDS AND THREE FURTHER BULLET MOULDS, 19TH CENTURY
the first for twenty four balls of approximately twenty bore, with wooden handles; the second, third and fourth for smaller bore balls; and the fifth with provision for three balls
the first: 43 cm; 17 in overall
(7)

Estimate: 150-200

THIRTEEN RUSSET IRON BULLET MOULDS, PROBABLY CENTRAL OR EAST EUROPEAN, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #201 (Sale Order 201 of 501)

THIRTEEN RUSSET IRON BULLET MOULDS, PROBABLY CENTRAL OR EAST EUROPEAN, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each of rudimentary pincer form, unmarked
the largest for 28 bore
18.5 cm; 7 1/4 in
(13)
Estimate: 120-180

A SMALL PRIMING FLASK FOR THE 9TH BATTALION OF ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1790-1815

Lot #202 (Sale Order 202 of 501)

A SMALL PRIMING FLASK FOR THE 9TH BATTALION OF ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1790-1815
of polished horn, with brass nozzle with spring cut-off, brass basal cap engraved '9RRAB.976', and two loops for suspension
18 cm; 7 1/8 in

These flasks were in use circa 1790-1815. Other examples are preserved at the Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson. See Blackmore 1976, p. 182, no. 270.
Estimate: 250-350

A RUSSIAN POWDER HORN, DATED 1855

Lot #203 (Sale Order 203 of 501)

A RUSSIAN POWDER HORN, DATED 1855
of polished cow horn, inscribed 'Sebastopol 1855', fitted with brass nozzle with spring cut-off, shaped brass basal cap fitted with a wooden stopper, and two iron rings for suspension
39 cm; 15 3/8 in
Estimate: 300-500

A GERMAN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #204 (Sale Order 204 of 501)

A GERMAN POWDER-FLASK, LATE 16TH CENTURY
of bifurcated bone, the inner surface carved in imitation of staghorn and the outer decorated with Salome, Herodias and the head of John the Baptist within an architectural framework, iron mounts comprising two basal caps, nozzle with spring cut-off, belt hook, and four loops for suspension
24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in high

Estimate: 700-900

TWO ARTILLERY SIGHTS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, NO. 183 AND 201, SPANISH OR SOUTH AMERICAN, PROBABLY F

Lot #205 (Sale Order 205 of 501)

TWO ARTILLERY SIGHTS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, NO. 183 AND 201, SPANISH OR SOUTH AMERICAN, PROBABLY FOR COASTAL DEFENCE
each of curved T-shaped form, incorporating a bracket for attaching to the top of a gun, the main bar graduated from '1' to '35' milésimas and '1' to '66' hectometres, fitted with adjustable forward sight with level and back-sight operating on a further axis set at a right angle at the back
28.5 cm; 11 1/4 in overall
(2)

Estimate: 450-550

THREE POWDER-FLASKS AND A POWDER MEASURE, 18TH/19TH CENTURIES

Lot #206 (Sale Order 206 of 501)

THREE POWDER-FLASKS AND A POWDER MEASURE, 18TH/19TH CENTURIES
the first of flattened cowhorn, engraved with a stag hunting scene on one face and with a goose set upon by a hawk on the other, with later wooden stopper; the second of polished cowhorn, fitted with brass nozzle; the third of carved horn with nozzle formed as a stylised monsterhead; the fourth with brass nozzle and iron spring cut-off; and a leather pouch
the first: 16.5 cm; 6 1/2 in
(5)

Estimate: 100-150

A SMALL BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, A PAIR OF SMALL IRON SALUTING CANNON AND THREE MINIATURE CANNON, 18T

Lot #207 (Sale Order 207 of 501)

A SMALL BRONZE SALUTING CANNON, A PAIR OF SMALL IRON SALUTING CANNON AND THREE MINIATURE CANNON, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
the first with tapering multi-stage barrel cast with raised mouldings, a pair of stylised dolphin lifting handles, plain trunnions and conical cascabel; the second cast in two longitudinal sections, with raised mouldings and globose cascabels; the fourth engraved 'Royal George sunk 1782 raised 1840'; the fifth and sixth of brass
the first: 26 cm 10 1/4 in barrel
(6)

Estimate: 100-150

A FINE GERMAN BRONZE SALUTING CANNON BARREL, DATED 1765

Lot #208 (Sale Order 208 of 501)

A FINE GERMAN BRONZE SALUTING CANNON BARREL, DATED 1765
formed in tapering multi-stage sections, chiselled with inscriptions (obscured) including the date and a thunderbolt on the chase, further inscriptions including 'ULTIMO RATIO REGIM', a sun-in-splendour and the crowned Prussian eagle on the first reinforce, drawn-out at the rear to a globose cascable, a pair of plain trunnions and finely chiselled dolphin lifting handles (the inscriptions largely obscured)
51.5 cm; 21 ¼ in barrel
2 cm; ¾ in bore

Estimate: 1800-2400

A PAIR OF 15 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS SIGNED W. ADAMS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 184

Lot #209 (Sale Order 209 of 501)

A PAIR OF 15 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS SIGNED W. ADAMS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840
with signed octagonal twist sighted barrels fitted with stirrup ramrods beneath (one ramrod terminal missing), scroll-engraved tangs incorporating the back-sights, scroll-engraved side hammer actions, finely chequered walnut butts, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards, butt-caps with traps and belt hooks (one later), and vacant German silver escutcheons
15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in barrels
(2)

Estimate: 1200-1800

A PAIR OF 28 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY BURNETT, SOUTHAMPTON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 184

Lot #210 (Sale Order 210 of 501)

A PAIR OF 28 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY BURNETT, SOUTHAMPTON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840
with signed blued octagonal sighted barrels fitted with stirrup ramrods beneath, scroll-engraved tangs incorporating the back-sights, scroll-engraved side hammer actions, finely chequered walnut butts, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards, butt-caps with traps and belt hooks retaining traces of blued finish, and vacant German silver oval escutcheons
14.5 cm; 5 4/4 in barrels
(2)

William Burnett is recorded in 18 St Mary's Square, Southampton, Hants circa 1823-39 and at 153 High Street circa 1843-51.
Estimate: 1000-1500

A PAIR OF 14 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1840

Lot #211 (Sale Order 211 of 501)

A PAIR OF 14 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1840
each with blued barrels engraved with a band of foliage about the muzzles, the top barrel signed and fitted with brass bead fore-sight, engraved breeches with pierced platinum plugs, engraved case-hardened tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved back-action locks fitted with blued safety-catches, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved blued trigger-guard, stirrup ramrod and vacant white metal escutcheon
11.5 cm; 4 1/2 in barrels
(2)

Estimate: 3000-4000

A HIGHLY DECORATED .36 CALIBRE COLT SECOND MODEL 1849 POCKET LONDON REVOLVER, NO. 455, CIRCA 1853

Lot #212 (Sale Order 212 of 501)

A HIGHLY DECORATED .36 CALIBRE COLT SECOND MODEL 1849 POCKET LONDON REVOLVER, NO. 455, CIRCA 1853
of standard production specifications, with 6 in octagonal sighted barrel, matching numbers throughout, and the iron parts decorated with gold scrolling foliage throughout (small losses)
15.2 cm; 6 in barrel
Estimate: 2500-3000

TWO SAXON LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS OF THE TRABANTENLEIBGARDE OF THE PRINCE ELECTOR CHRISTIAN

Lot #213 (Sale Order 213 of 501)

TWO SAXON LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS OF THE TRABANTENLEIBGARDE OF THE PRINCE ELECTOR CHRISTIAN II, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1610
almost forming a pair, with long slender barrels formed in three stages, the middle sections with characteristic triangular panels and hemispherical recesses, octagonal breeches stamped 'HS' for Hans Stockmann (Neue Støckel 3099) and with a series of decorative marks with a beadwork panel above and below, plain locks retained by two side nails, fitted with domed iron wheel-covers, sliding pan-covers with button releases, and moulded dogs engraved and punched with minute stars and pellets, fruitwood full stocks inlaid over their length in staghorn with strapwork plaques about the tangs, each with a pair of ovals charged with the arms of the Archmarshalcy of Saxony and the Dukes of Saxony, with the stockmaker's initials 'GP' and 'MM' respectively between (rubbed), with further engraved staghorn pellets, differing rosettes, and, about the side nails, a snail and a marine monster, the rear portion set within segmental lines, fluted lemon-shaped pommels decorated en suite (the inlay with small losses, the stocks with minor repairs), engraved horn ramrod-pipes and fore-end caps, iron trigger-guards incorporating trigger-return springs, and original ramrods each with engraved horn tip
48 cm; 18 7/8 in barrels
(2)

Provenance

The former Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden

Hans Stockman is recorded working in Dresden from 1590 until his death in 1639. He became a master of the gunmaker's guild in 1603 and Burger of Dresden in 1605. He made a number of arms for the Electoral Armoury of which well over one hundred still remain. See Schaal 1975, p. 46.

Estimate: 10000-12000

THE PROPERTY OF WESLEY I PAUL, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES

Lot #214 (Sale Order 214 of 501)

THE PROPERTY OF WESLEY I PAUL, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES

A FINE CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 314 ½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON, NOS. 2578 AND 2579 FOR 1834
with browned twist octagonal lightly swamped sighted barrels rifled with twelve grooves, signed in full along the top flat, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark, serial numbers and London view and proof marks beneath, case-hardened breeches inlaid with platinum lines, pierced platinum plugs, incorporating the back-sights and numbered on the faces, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs, signed bolted scroll-engraved case-hardened locks decorated en suite with the breeches, scroll-engraved case-hardened hammers, blued set triggers, highly figured walnut half-stocks, finely chequered butts, engraved steel mounts comprising blued numbered trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plates with scallop shell finials, case-hardened butt-caps decorated with scrolls, and case-hardened fore-end caps decorated with a sunburst, vacant border-engraved silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and in fine condition with much original finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (the lid expertly repaired, the trade label with small tears and staining), the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle, and the interior with maker's trade label, complete with accessories including Sykes patent flask, bullet mould, wad cutter and oil bottle
25.4cm; 10in barrels

Literature
L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p.134., stated as '2578-9, Single, [sold] 10 Apr. 1834 [for] £52. 10. 0.'

Estimate: 15000-20000

A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDO

Lot #215 (Sale Order 215 of 501)

A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON, NO. 9133, CIRCA 1822
with heavy browned twist octagonal sighted shallow-rifled barrels, signed in full along the top flats, stamped with the London view marks and the serial numbers beneath, engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with platinum lines, fitted with blued back-sights, percussion bolsters incorporating a raised fence, pierced platinum plugs, and serial numbered beneath, engraved case-hardened tangs decorated with scrolls and border ornament, engraved case-hardened locks signed 'John Manton & Son Patent', fitted with detents and bolt safety-catches, scroll-engraved case-hardened hammers, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved iron mounts including blued trigger-guards decorated with scrolls, vacant silver escutcheons, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, original brass-tipped wooden ramrods, and much early finish throughout: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle, escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'H.M.B.' and the interior with maker's trade label for 6 Dover Street, complete with accessories including three-way flask, bullet mould, and mallet
25.4cm; 10in barrels

Sold together with a transcript of a letter from David Back stating that these appear to have been made in 1825 and are the earliest recorded pair of pistols by John Manton to use copper caps. The proposed allocation of dates and serial numbers by Peter Scott-Edeson dates these pistols to September 1822, one year after Forsyth's patent ran out. Notably Purdey's produced their first copper cap pistols in the same year as did the Dublin gunmakers Rigby. It would appear that the present pistols incorporate flintlock lock plates, as evidenced by the plugged areas on the forward portion of the lock plates. See Scott-Edeson 2000, p. 131.
Estimate: 10000-15000

A RARE 54 BORE FOUR SHOT FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION VOLLEY PISTOL OF 'DUCK'S FOOT' TYPE, BY MCDERMOT, DUBL

Lot #216 (Sale Order 216 of 501)

VARIOUS OWNERS

A RARE 54 BORE FOUR SHOT FLINTLOCK TAP-ACTION VOLLEY PISTOL OF 'DUCK'S FOOT' TYPE, BY MCDERMOT, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1810-20
with turn-off barrels numbered 1 - 4, the breeches numbered correspondingly, struck beneath with London proof marks and above with 'R&W' and fleur-de-lys marks, box-lock action signed within an oval carried by a trophy-of-arms on the left, fitted with tap-lever operating the two left and two right barrels respectively, top-mounted thumb-piece safety-catch, and belt hook on the right, chequered walnut butt (cracked through and repaired), engraved iron trigger-guard, the butt inset with a vacant silver escutcheon on the pommel and another on the spine
7.5 cm; 3 in barrels

Two maker's of this name are recorded in Dublin at this date, Farrell McDermott circa 1796-1827 and Henry McDermott circa 1800-20. The use of a tap-action on a duck's foot pistol is notably rare.

Estimate: 6000-8000

A VERY RARE 32 BORE IRISH HAND ROTATED SEVEN-SHOT REVOLVING CARBINE BY W. & J. RIGBY, DUBLIN, CIRC

Lot #217 (Sale Order 217 of 501)

A VERY RARE 32 BORE IRISH HAND ROTATED SEVEN-SHOT REVOLVING CARBINE BY W. & J. RIGBY, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1838
with octagonal barrel group arranged as a cluster of six around the seventh central barrel, signed on one flat and fitted with spring bayonet with sliding thumb-piece release, the breeches numbered 1-6, the central barrel detonated simultaneously by the sixth, the six barrels with correspondingly numbered breech plugs, engraved tang, engraved nipple fence decorated with a band of conventional foliage, fitted with a retaining screw for the barrels on the left and a further screw on the right, signed back-action lock decorated with scrolls of foliage and border ornament, signed engraved side-plate en suite with the lock, highly figured walnut half-stock with finely chequered grip, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate each decorated en suite with the lock, the latter with hinged trap containing its brass-tipped wooden ramrod, vacant silver escutcheon, and with some early finish throughout (patinated to rich brown)
27.8 cm; 11 in barrels

Literature
David Back, Messrs Rigby 1760-1869, 1992, p. 83, illustrated.

Sold for £34.13.0 to S. Crothwaite, 1838.

Estimate: 7000-10000

A COMPOSED CASED HIGHLAND DRESS GARNITURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF 32 BORE FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLS, SKEAN

Lot #218 (Sale Order 218 of 501)

A COMPOSED CASED HIGHLAND DRESS GARNITURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF 32 BORE FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLS, SKEAN DHU, PLAID BROOCH, POWDER HORN, SPORRAN AND BELTS, 19TH CENTURY
the pistols with blued barrels formed in three stages, inscribed 'London' on top, struck with Birmingham proof marks, and engraved with traditional designs over the breeches and behind the muzzles, engraved blued locks signed 'Donald Currie' and decorated with serpents on the tails, fitted with engraved pierced cocks and rollers, engraved silver full stocks decorated with wrigglework borders, thistle flowers and foliage (unmarked), blued iron belt hooks, triggers and prickers, the latter two formed as acorns, and blued iron ramrods; skean dhu, with single-edged blade formed with a clipped-back point, and silver-mounted grip in its scabbard; plaid brooch, stamped 'AGW' within a rectangle on the reverse, decorated on the front with a crest, a hand clasping a crown, enclosed by thistle flowers and foliage centring on a foil-backed paste; belt with silver buckle decorated en suite with the brooch; dress powder horn of stained flattened cow horn, with white metal mounts and chain; sporran with engraved white metal mounts decorated with Celtic serpents; a further belt matching the previous: all contained within a two tier fitted oak case lined in red velvet with brass lifting handles
the pistols 17.7 cm; 6 7/8 in
the case 51.5 cm; 20 1/4 in x 32 cm; 12 3/8 in

Estimate: 2500-3500

A .700 SWISS TARGET RIFLE, GRENOBLE, CIRCA 1680, FITTED WITH ENGLISH LOCK BY SAMUEL & CHARLES SMITH,

Lot #219 (Sale Order 219 of 501)

A .700 SWISS TARGET RIFLE, GRENOBLE, CIRCA 1680, FITTED WITH ENGLISH LOCK BY SAMUEL & CHARLES SMITH, PRINCES STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1831-40
with scratch-rifled multi-stage barrel, cuboid muzzle incorporating the fore-sight, damascened with gold scrolls and marine monsters and faceted behind, the median fitted with a girdle-sight and damascened with further gold scrolls, and the breech with traces of gold decoration, tang previously fitted with back-sight, signed stepped lock fitted with roller, 'dog' safety-catch, rainproof pan, patent steel, and later cock, highly figured Grenoble walnut stock moulded over the fore-end (cracked and chipped), characteristic butt with hook-shaped moulding ahead of the comb, fitted with carved dark wood extension at the rear, iron mounts comprising finely pierced and engraved side-plate decorated with the temptation of Adam by Eve, plain iron butt-plate, trigger-guard shaped for the fingers and with a trigger-support on the right, and no provision for a ramrod
76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in barrel

Estimate: 1200-1500

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK FUSIL SIGNED W. TITTENSOR, CIRCA 1720

Lot #220 (Sale Order 220 of 501)

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK FUSIL SIGNED W. TITTENSOR, CIRCA 1720
reconverted from percussion, with tapering sighted barrel formed in three stages, signed rounded lock (signature refreshed), walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang, brass mounts comprising wavy side-plate, trigger-guard and butt-plate each with moulded finial, and associated wooden ramrod
116.2 cm; 45 3/4 in barrel

Estimate: 1200-1800

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK MUSKET BY WATKIN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot #221 (Sale Order 221 of 501)

A .750 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK MUSKET BY WATKIN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
of regulation type, with sighted barrel inscribed 'No. 87' over the breech and struck with Ordnance marks (worn, light surface patination), signed rounded lock, full stock impressed 'Y+C' and '96' on the left of the butt (small chips), regulation brass mounts and associated wooden ramrod
106.5 cm; 42 in barrel
Estimate: 800-1000

A .600 CALIBRE AMERICAN PERCUSSION RIFLE BY J. HENRY & SON, CIRCA 1860

Lot #222 (Sale Order 222 of 501)

A .600 CALIBRE AMERICAN PERCUSSION RIFLE BY J. HENRY & SON, CIRCA 1860
with two-stage sighted barrel rifled with four grooves, stamped 'J.Henry & Son' at the breech and fitted with folding back-sight calibrated to 500 yards, signed lock, figured walnut half-stock, brass mounts of shaped outline comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate and trap on the right of the butt, white metal fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod
89 cm; 35 in barrel

James Henry is recorded in Boulton, Pennsylvania circa 1809-94, and as J. Henry & Son from 1860.

Estimate: 1000-1200

A 16 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY DURS EGG, CIRCA 1800

Lot #223 (Sale Order 223 of 501)

A 16 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY DURS EGG, CIRCA 1800
converted from flintlock, with two-stage barrel with gold fore-sight, chiselled girdle, signed in gold block capitals over the breech, and inlaid with two gold lines, engraved grooved tang, signed stepped engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock (a working replacement), chequered grip, iron mounts (pitted) including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (screw missing), vacant gold escutcheon and associated ramrod
84.5 cm; 33 1/4 in barrel

Stated by the vendor to have been purchased from the Duke of Bedfordhsire's Woburn estate in 1957.
Estimate: 700-900

A .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MILITARY CARBINE, THE LOCK DATED 1855

Lot #224 (Sale Order 224 of 501)

A .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION MILITARY CARBINE, THE LOCK DATED 1855
with cut-down barrel, associated lock, regulation walnut stock stamped with Ordnance mark on the right of the butt and brass mounts (iron parts pitted, worn)
68 cm; 26 3/4 in barrel
Estimate: 150-200

A .600 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION CADET'S MUSKET, LIGE PROOF, CIRCA 1830

Lot #225 (Sale Order 225 of 501)

A .600 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION CADET'S MUSKET, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1830
converted from flintlock, with tapering barrel retained by three brass bands, the forward band incorporating the fore-sight, full stock, regulation brass mounts and iron ramrod
67.5 cm; 26 5/8 in barrel

Estimate: 250-300

AN UNSUAL PAIR OF .650 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINES BY WALTHER, CIRCA 1750

Lot #226 (Sale Order 226 of 501)

AN UNSUAL PAIR OF .650 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINES BY WALTHER, CIRCA 1750
with swamped octagonal sighted barrels rifled with seven grooves, chiselled with a band of beadwork and stamped with the brass-lined maker's mark at the breeches (Neue Støckel 1134), breech tangs numbered '1' and '2' respectively, signed rounded locks, double set triggers, figured walnut full stocks moulded over the fore-ends, carved with an anthemion ahead of the trigger-guards, the butts with patchboxes with brass-mounted sliding covers on the left and carved raised cheek-pieces on the right, brass mounts comprising trigger-guards with moulded terminals, two-pieces side-plates engraved with a houndshead and foliage, brass butt-plates, and fore-end caps, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods
61 cm; 24 in barrels
(2)

Provenance
The Gewehrkammer of the Counts von Giech, Schloss Thurnau, Franconia, sold Sotheby & Co., London 19 November 1974, lot 301.

This maker is recorded circa 1710-50 in Wasungen and Saxony where he worked for the Dukes of Saxe-Weimar.
Estimate: 2500-3000

A .800 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY CHRISTOPH PELLMAN, CIRCA 1740

Lot #227 (Sale Order 227 of 501)

A .800 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY CHRISTOPH PELLMAN, CIRCA 1740
with reblued swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, struck with the silver-lined maker's mark at the breech, in an oval the letters 'C.P.M.' above a wolf, platinum plug, signed engraved rounded lock, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with sliding cover on the right, brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, including trigger-guard decorated with a classical figure on the bow, butt-plate decorated with the paschal lamb on the tang, and openwork side-plate decorated with scrolling foliage involving a hunter, horn fore-end cap (sling swivels missing) and horn-tipped wooden ramrod
73.5 cm; 29 in barrel

Estimate: 1200-1500

AN UNUSUAL .650 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1700

Lot #228 (Sale Order 228 of 501)

AN UNUSUAL .650 CALIBRE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1700
with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 8015) over the breech, tang numbered '10', rounded lock chiselled with a wavy moulding around the border, walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the right and patchbox with sliding cover on the left, iron mounts including engraved scrolling side-plate, butt-plate with foliate tang, and trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, and iron-tipped ramrod
70 cm; 27 ½ in barrel

Estimate: 1200-1800

A 40 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY, CIRCA 1740

Lot #229 (Sale Order 229 of 501)

A 40 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY, CIRCA 1740
with two-stage sighted barrel formed with a short flat and inlaid with a brass portrait profile over the breech, grooved tang, bevelled lock engraved with rococo scrolls, walnut half-stock carved with a foliate moulding about the tang, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left, brass mounts including pierced side-plate decorated en rocaille, engraved butt-plate and trigger-guard each decorated with scrolls and shell ornament, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod
64.1 cm; 25 1/4 in barrel

Estimate: 600-900

A .700 CALIBRE ITALIAN PERCUSSION MUSKET, TURIN, DATED 1852

Lot #230 (Sale Order 230 of 501)

A .700 CALIBRE ITALIAN PERCUSSION MUSKET, TURIN, DATED 1852
of regulation type, with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands, stamped with the date at the breech, screw-in back-sight, regulation lock stamped 'Fabbr. in Torino', full stock, regulation iron mounts (areas of pitting), and iron ramrod
89.7 cm; 35 3/8 in barrel

Estimate: 200-300

A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY WILLIAM MOORE & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1860-70

Lot #231 (Sale Order 231 of 501)

A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY WILLIAM MOORE & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1860-70
with heavy browned twist octagonal sighted barrels stamped 'W.M. & Co.', engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with platinum lines, platinum plugs, engraved flush-fitting bolted locks fitted with bolt safety-catches, detents and engraved hammers, set triggers, polished figured walnut half-stocks with finely chequered butts, engraved iron mounts comprising blued trigger-guards, case-hardened butt-caps and fore-end caps, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, German silver escutcheons engraved with the owner's crest, no provision for ramrods, and some finish throughout: in their fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid with vacant brass escutcheon and the interior with trade label for William Moore & Grey, 43 Old Bond Street, complete with some accessories including three-way brass flask by Hawkesley, bullet mould and oil bottle
25.5 cm; 10 in barrels

William Moore & William Grey are recorded circa 1848-53 and were succeeded by William Moore & Co. the latter traded at 43 Old Bond Street 1854-72 after which they became William Moore & Grey.

The crest is that of a number of families including Cavendish, Fleming, Honor, Huxley, Lante, Melton, Simpson, and Southern.
Estimate: 5500-6000

A CASED PAIR OF 34 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY JOSEPH EGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1820

Lot #232 (Sale Order 232 of 501)

A CASED PAIR OF 34 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY JOSEPH EGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1820
converted from flintlock, with heavy browned twist octagonal sighted barrels rifled with four shallow grooves, signed in gold on the top flats, engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened tangs fitted with blued back-sights, signed engraved stepped case-hardened locks fitted with blued bolt safety-catches, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved iron mounts comprising blued trigger-guards with pineapple finials and trophies-of-arms on the bows, case-hardened butt-caps decorated with flowerheads, and silver fore-end caps, barrel bolt escutcheons and escutcheons, the latter engraved with the owner's crest and initials, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods (refinished, the signatures refreshed, one ramrod replaced): in their fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid inset with a brass escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials and crest, the interior with trade label for circa 1816-35 and with a brass three-way flask (case worn and with small losses)
25.5 cm; 10 in barrels

Joseph Egg was in business at 1 Piccadilly as gunmaker and Patent Truss Manufacturer from 1816-35.

The owner's crest is a dexter arm empowered proper holding in the hand a branch, and their initials TN.

Estimate: 4500-5500

A PAIR OF .500 CALIBRE PERCUSSION RIFLED TRAVELLING PISTOLS PRESENTED TO JOHN BOULTON, CONSTABLE OF

Lot #233 (Sale Order 233 of 501)

A PAIR OF .500 CALIBRE PERCUSSION RIFLED TRAVELLING PISTOLS PRESENTED TO JOHN BOULTON, CONSTABLE OF BIRMINGHAM, BY THE INHABITANTS OF THAT TOWN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, DATED 1839
with tapering sighted barrels rifled with eight grooves, inscribed 'John Boulton, Birmingham' on the flats, scroll-engraved breeches inlaid with gold lines, scroll-engraved tangs incorporating the back-sights, scroll-engraved locks, highly figured walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved blued iron trigger-guards, German silver escutcheons, swivel ramrods: in their fitted mahogany case lined in plum velvet, the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle inscribed 'PRESENTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM TO MR JNO BOULTON FOR HIS SERVICES AS CONSTABLE FROM OCTOBER 1838 TO OCTOBER 1839' (lid cracked), and complete with some accessories including copper three-way flask, and cleaning rod with iron jag, together with a number of documents relating to the pistols provenance and research and a copy of the article cited below
13 cm; 5 1/8 in barrels

Provenance
Richard Hart, California 1954

Literature
Leith Dunham, The Constable's Pistols, in Livrustkammaren 1957, pp. 199-201.

The cited article records that the Constables of Birmingham were presented with a pair of pistols upon their retirement from 1820-39. This tradition replaced the much criticised lavish feasts that had previously happened on the occasion of their retirement. John Boulton was Constable of Birmingham in for one year until October 1839, the regular police force being organised on 20 November of that year.
Estimate: 3500-4500

A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK PISTOL SIGNED LAMBERT DIT BIRON, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Lot #234 (Sale Order 234 of 501)

A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK PISTOL SIGNED LAMBERT DIT BIRON, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with turn-off cannon barrel, box-lock action signed on the left and inscribed 'Dit Brion' on the right, flat-sided walnut butt, and engraved iron trigger-guard
11 cm; 4 3/8 in barrel

Estimate: 450-500

A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY WILLIAM ASTON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF, CIRCA 1790

Lot #235 (Sale Order 235 of 501)

A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY WILLIAM ASTON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF, CIRCA 1790
with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on the left and engraved with a swag on the right, thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and engraved iron trigger-guard
6.5 cm; 2 1/2 in barrel

Estimate: 200-250

A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY W. JONES, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820-30 AND A PERCUSSIO

Lot #236 (Sale Order 236 of 501)

A 40 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY W. JONES, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820-30 AND A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED FENTON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840
the first with turn-off barrel engraved around the muzzle, signed rounded action engraved with trophies-of-arms and fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, finely chequered walnut butt, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials; and the second with turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed on the left and flat-sided walnut butt
the first: 3 cm; 1 1/4 in barrel
(2)

Estimate: 300-350

A .44 CALIBRE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 45,345, CIRCA 1863-75

Lot #237 (Sale Order 237 of 501)

A .44 CALIBRE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 45,345, CIRCA 1863-75
of standard production specifications (worn, serial number rubbed); together with a Continental d.b. percussion pistol and a modern model copy of a flintlock holster pistol
the first: 20.5 cm; 8 in barrel
(3)

Estimate: 350-450

A 130 BORE PERCUSSION REVOLVER AND A CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860-80

Lot #238 (Sale Order 238 of 501)

A 130 BORE PERCUSSION REVOLVER AND A CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860-80
the first with octagonal barrel, cylinder struck with London proof marks, scroll-engraved frame and chequered walnut grip (cracked); and the second of characteristic type, with walnut butt
the first: 7 cm; 2 3/4 in barrel
(2)

Estimate: 200-250

A 28 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, NO. 9054, CIRCA 1824

Lot #239 (Sale Order 239 of 501)

A 28 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, NO. 9054, CIRCA 1824
with heavy octagonal sighted barrel, numbered beneath and with census mark, probably for King's County, IK-S 1010, patent breech engraved with a scroll on the right, inlaid with a platinum line, pierced platinum vent, and platinum-lined barrelsmith's stamp, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed scroll-and border-engraved bolted lock, hammer of early form, figured walnut half-stock (light bruising), chequered butt, engraved blued numbered trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon and silver barrel bolt escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap (later ramrod)
25.5 cm; 10 in barrel

See Scott-Edeson 2000, p. 78.
Estimate: 1800-2200

A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY R. JOHNSTON, CIRCA 1810

Lot #240 (Sale Order 240 of 501)

A 16 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY R. JOHNSTON, CIRCA 1810
with earlier rebrowned tapering barrel signed 'Barnett London' on the flat, gold-lined vent and engraved breech, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety-catch, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, and engraved blued iron trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-music on the bow and with pineapple terminal, vacant silver escutcheon and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm
23.5 cm; 9 1/2 in barrel
Estimate: 1500-2000

A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN PISTOL OF COASTGUARD TYPE, DATED 1847

Lot #241 (Sale Order 241 of 501)

A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN PISTOL OF COASTGUARD TYPE, DATED 1847
of regulation type, the barrel stamped at the breech 'TP' crowned, 'B' crowned '9', with broad arrow and '17' crowned twice, stepped regulation lock with VR crowned, 'Tower' and the date, walnut stock, brass mounts, stirrup ramrod, iron ring and belt hook
15 cm; 6 in barrel

Estimate: 300-350

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL, CIRCA 1840

Lot #242 (Sale Order 242 of 501)

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL, CIRCA 1840
with octagonal sighted barrel, engraved breech inlaid with a platinum line, signed stepped bolted lock with traces of a signature, probably Evans, walnut full stock, chequered grip (cracked through and repaired) and engraved iron trigger-guard (worn)
10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in barrel

Estimate: 150-200

AN 80 BORE D.B. CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL AND A 54 BORE CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE PISTOL, CIRC

Lot #243 (Sale Order 243 of 501)

AN 80 BORE D.B. CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL AND A 54 BORE CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE PISTOL, CIRCA 1860-80
the first with turn-off barrels struck with Liège proof marks beneath, box-lock action, and walnut butt, the second with engraved box-lock action decorated with neo-rococo scrolls and flowers, and fluted ebony butt (worn, minor losses)
the first: 8 cm; 3 1/8 in barrels
(2)
Estimate: 350-400

A PAIR OF 10 BORE IRISH PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY EDWARD BASSET, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1840

Lot #244 (Sale Order 244 of 501)

A PAIR OF 10 BORE IRISH PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY EDWARD BASSET, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1840
with signed octagonal twist sighted barrels, engraved breeches fitted with screw-in nipples, engraved breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, engraved side-hammer actions (one hammer missing, the other chipped), finely chequered walnut butts, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guards (one loose), butt-caps with traps, blued belt hooks, and each with its swivel ramrod (patinated throughout, areas of rust, small losses)
15.2 cm; 6 in
(2)

Edward Basset (or Bassit) is recorded in Dublin circa 1840-50.
Estimate: 400-600

A PAIR OF 22 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY LABORDE, PARIS, CIRCA 1760

Lot #245 (Sale Order 245 of 501)

A PAIR OF 22 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY LABORDE, PARIS, CIRCA 1760
with blued tapering sighted barrels inlaid with sprays of flowers and foliage over the breeches and about the silver fore-sights, the former further enriched with a shaped gilt panel, engraved tangs, signed bevelled locks engraved with rococo scrolls on the tails, figured walnut full stocks carved with scrolls behind the rear ramrod-pipes and a spray of foliage and flowers behind the tangs, the butts enriched with silver wire scrolls, engraved brass mounts comprising solid side-plates, spurred pommels and trigger-guards all en suite with the locks, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and later ramrods
19.2 cm; 7 5/8 in barrels
(2)
Estimate: 2000-2500

A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLED PISTOL BY PERRIN LEPAGE A PARIS, CIRCA 1830

Lot #246 (Sale Order 246 of 501)

A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK RIFLED PISTOL BY PERRIN LEPAGE A PARIS, CIRCA 1830
with browned micro-groove rifled swamped sighted barrel signed on the top flat, blued breech, gold-lined vent, engraved tang fitted with back-sight, signed engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts including spurred trigger-guard, and iron ramrod (the metal parts refinished, engraving refreshed)
22 cm; 8 5/8 in barrel

Estimate: 400-500

A .650 CALIBRE BELGIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #247 (Sale Order 247 of 501)

A .650 CALIBRE BELGIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY
with tapering barrel stamped with Liège proof marks, rounded lock, full stock, and brass mounts (worn, trigger-guard broken and detached)
23 cm; 9 1/8 in barrel

Estimate: 200-220

A .300 CALIBRE MINIATURE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CENTRAL EUROPEAN

Lot #248 (Sale Order 248 of 501)

A .300 CALIBRE MINIATURE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CENTRAL EUROPEAN
with two-stage barrel reeded over the breech (loose), engraved rounded lock, full stock (fore-end cracked through and repairs), inlaid with brass wire scrolls and pellets centring on a mother-of-pearl heart-shaped panel behind the tang (small losses), iron mounts including trigger-guard and spurred pommel, engraved brass side-plate, and wooden ramrod
8.8 cm; 3 1/2 in barrel

Estimate: 600-700

A 25 BORE FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOL, POSSIBLY SWISS MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #249 (Sale Order 249 of 501)

A 25 BORE FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOL, POSSIBLY SWISS MID-17TH CENTURY
with tapering barrel formed in three stages, octagonal over the breech, slender tang, bevelled lock engraved with flowers and a bird-of-prey (refreshed), dark hardwood full stock moulded over the fore-end and flattened opposite the lock, and gilt-brass mounts comprising pommel cast and chased as a lionshead in the round, trigger-guard and two ramrod-pipes, and gilt-copper tipped wooden ramrod (restorations)
31.4 cm; 12 3/8 in barrel

Estimate: 3000-3500

A 22 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1740

Lot #250 (Sale Order 250 of 501)

A 22 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1740
with two-stage barrel inscribed '29' and reeded over the breech, rounded lock, walnut full stock carved about the tang (cracked through, repaired, fore-end cap missing), and brass mounts (repaired)
24.5 cm; 9 5/8 in barrel

Estimate: 200-300

A PAIR OF 13 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY MAGUIN PERE, CIRCA 1800

Lot #251 (Sale Order 251 of 501)

A PAIR OF 13 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY MAGUIN PERE, CIRCA 1800
with tapering barrels inscribed 'Canon Tordu' in punched gilt letters (worn), the muzzles fitted with a moulded brass band, signed rounded brass locks, figured walnut full stocks, brass mounts comprising solid side-plates, trigger-guards with baluster finials, butt-caps of 'bird's head' form, vacant silver escutcheons, a pair of brass ramrod-pipes (one missing) and iron ramrod
14.5 cm; 5 3/4 in barrels
(2)
Estimate: 1400-1800

A CASED 120 BORE SWISS PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY VANNOD LAUSANNE, CIRCA 1850

Lot #252 (Sale Order 252 of 501)

A CASED 120 BORE SWISS PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY VANNOD À LAUSANNE, CIRCA 1850
with octagonal sighted rifled barrel stamped 'ACIER FONDU' on the top flat and formed with a recessed muzzle, the breech engraved '1', border-engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed border-engraved stepped flush-fitting lock, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved iron mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard, butt-cap with baluster finial, and small circular side nail washer, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons (the barrel bolt chipped): and no provision for a ramrod: in its fitted case with leather outer, the interior of the case lined in green baize (areas of wear, staining), complete with spare barrel numbered '2' at the breech (lug missing), bullet mould, copper flask with optic and associated turnscrew
22.7 cm; 9 in barrel

Jean François Vannod is recorded in Orny, Vaude and Lausanne, circa 1802-84.
Estimate: 2500-3000

A FINE CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY J. B. RONG FILS LIGE, C

Lot #253 (Sale Order 253 of 501)

A FINE CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY J. B. RONGÉ FILS À LIÈGE, CIRCA 1850
with blued multi-groove rifled sighted barrels formed in three stages, the centres with long slender flutes each terminating in a spray of foliage front and back, inscribed 'Acier Fondu' in gold 'gothic' letters ahead of the breeches, scroll-engraved case-hardened breeches numbered '1' and '2' respectively in gold, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs fitted with adjustable back-sights and numbered en suite, finely engraved case-hardened locks signed in full in gold capitals and decorated with differing game scenes within detailed landscapes, figured walnut half-stocks carved with scrolls at the fore-ends, fluted butts carved with panels of scrollwork on each side and over the spines, iron mounts comprising engraved case-hardened trigger-plates, engraved case-hardened blued spurred trigger-guards, engraved blued butt-caps, and German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, no provision for ramrods and much original finish throughout: in veneered fitted case inlaid with a brass band on the outside and with brass escutcheon engraved 'Antonin Saultner', the interior lined in red velvet (extensive moth damage) and complete with some accessories including bullet mould, very small flask, and ebonised hammer
24.5 cm; 9 ¾ in barrels

J. B. Rongé Fils, the successors of J. B. Rongé, are recorded in Liège as gunmakers circa 1832-1929.

Estimate: 5000-6000

A PAIR OF 32 BORE SWISS PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY F. SIBER A MORGES, CIRCA 1830

Lot #254 (Sale Order 254 of 501)

A PAIR OF 32 BORE SWISS PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY F. SIBER A MORGES, CIRCA 1830
with octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrels stamped with the barrelsmith's name in a brass-lined recess ahead of the breeches and stamped 'CANON TORDU' on the left, engraved numbered breeches incorporating the back-sights, border-engraved flush-fitting locks inscribed 'à Morges', set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a panel of trellis chequering over the fore-ends and fine chequering over the butts, engraved German silver side-plates formed as a pair of addorsed scrolling serpents, engraved German silver butt-plates, engraved steel trigger-guards decorated with a neo-classical urn on the bows and a demi-figure on the finials, horn fore-end caps, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, moulded iron ramrod-pipes, and German silver-tipped iron ramrods
17.5 cm; 6 7/8 in barrels

Frederick Siber is recorded in Lausanne circa 1819-50, his father (recorded circa 1779-1841) was active in Morges.
Estimate: 1600-2000

A PAIR OF 25 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS, LIGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840

Lot #255 (Sale Order 255 of 501)

A PAIR OF 25 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840
with browned twist swamped octagonal signed barrels cut with polygroove rifling, engraved percussion bolsters, engraved tangs decorated with conventional foliage and traces of case-hardening, engraved flush-fitted locks, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks (one fore-end cracked), chequered butts, engraved iron mounts comprising 'bat-wing' side-plates, trigger-guards with foliate terminals, oval butt-caps, and no provision for ramrods
24 cm; 9 1/2 in barrels
Estimate: 1000-1200

A 50 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY LEPAGE MOUTIER PARIS, CIRCA 1850

Lot #256 (Sale Order 256 of 501)

A 50 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY LEPAGE MOUTIER À PARIS, CIRCA 1850
with blued sighted multi-groove rifled barrel signed 'Fni p. Le page Moutier a Paris', engraved case-hardened breech, stamped 'GB' and inscribed 'Acier Fondu' beneath, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved flush-fitting lock contoured to the stock, figured walnut half-stock carved with scrolls over the fore-end, fluted butt, scroll-engraved spurred trigger-guard and butt-cap, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and no provision for a ramrod
26.5 cm; 10 ½ in barrel

Lepage Moutier are recorded in Paris circa 1842-68.
Estimate: 800-1200

##AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (KARD), BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #257 (Sale Order 257 of 501)

##AN OTTOMAN DAGGER (KARD), BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY
with single-edged blade, ivory hilt formed in two pieces and with a white metal ferrule at the base, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a white metal band at the top and small white metal foliate chape
21.5 cm; 8 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 300-350

AN AFRICAN DAGGER, CONGO, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #258 (Sale Order 258 of 501)

AN AFRICAN DAGGER, CONGO, 19TH CENTURY
with broad flat blade formed with two pairs of sharp lugs and a series of grooves, blackened to contrast, and carved wooden grip (chipped)
54.5 cm; 21 1/2 in overall

##A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #259 (Sale Order 259 of 501)

##A CAUCASIAN SHORTSWORD (KINDJAL), LATE 19TH CENTURY
with broad blade formed with a pair of etched long slender fullers on each face (tip chipped), marine ivory hilt of characteristic form, retained by a pair of iron rivets with large silver foliate washers, and the base enclosed by a nielloed silver band, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with mounts en suite with the hilt (small chips, accompanying knife missing)
37 cm; 14 1/2 in blade

Estimate: 350-450

A RARE NATIVE AMERICAN PIPE TOMAHAWK, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Lot #260 (Sale Order 260 of 501)

A RARE NATIVE AMERICAN PIPE TOMAHAWK, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with iron blade dove-tailed into the brass head, the latter of wedge-shaped section and engraved with a flower, rounded bowl, and associated wooden haft with turned horn mouth-piece
46.7 cm; 18 1/4 in overall
Estimate: 500-800

TWO GERMAN PRACTICE SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Lot #261 (Sale Order 261 of 501)

TWO GERMAN PRACTICE SWORDS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
each with slender blade formed with a blunt tip, one stamped 'P. Knecht, Solingen' and the other 'W. S & S', iron hilts including cup-guards, knuckle-guard and outer-guards of riveted bars, and cord-bound grips
86.5 cm; 34 1/8 in blades
(2)

Estimate: 50-80

TWO NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORDS, CIRCA 1630

Lot #262 (Sale Order 262 of 501)

TWO NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORDS, CIRCA 1630
the first with associated blade from an 18th century hunting sword, decorated with a hunting scene on one face and with an inscription on the other at the forte, asymmetrical iron hilt of rounded bars, comprising strongly down-curved quillon with globular terminal, knuckle-guard interrupted by a globular central moulding, outer ring-guard fitted with a sprung-in plate boldly chiselled with foliage, rising up to an additional outer bar formed en suite with the knuckle-guard, inner-guard with a sprung-in plate decorated with a stylised grotesque, thumb-loop, a single arm, plummet-shaped pommel, and wooden grip bound with plaited wire (losses); the second with associated regulation blade etched with brief inscriptions, a bird-of-prey perched upon a spray of foliage and a hand holding a shortsword, iron hilt of moulded bars including outer ring-guard filled with a pierced spring-in plate, and plummet-shaped pommel (losses)
the first: 62.3 cm; 24 ½ in blade
(2)

Estimate: 300-400

A FINE HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS

Lot #263 (Sale Order 263 of 501)

A FINE HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS
with broad flat double-edged blade rounded at the tip, formed with a three-quarter length fuller and cut with a running wolf mark on each face, struck with a cross mark and a heart mark on the respective faces of the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons of tapering circular section swelling towards the terminals and etched with a flower on each terminal face, etched with a brief inscription including the sacred trigram 'IHS' on the quillon-block, tall pear-shaped pommel, and later wooden grip with an etched iron collar top and bottom
93.5 cm; 36 7/8 in blade

It would appear that the grip, and perhaps the etched decoration, were added in the sword's early working life, probably for ceremonial purposes. A sword of related type, also struck with a running wolf and cross mark, is preserved in the Schweizerischen Landesmuseum, Zurich and another is preserved in the Odescalchi Collection, Rome. See Schneider & Stüber 1980, no. 60 and Carpegna 1969, no. 199.

Estimate: 3000-5000

A COMPOSITE SWISS SABRE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Lot #264 (Sale Order 264 of 501)

A COMPOSITE SWISS SABRE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with curved broad blade double-edged towards the point, incised with a hand grasping a falchion on one face (rubbed), iron hilt (loose) comprising vertically recurved quillons, inner and outer ring-guards, decorated with later filed ornament and petal-shaped terminals, lionhead pommel, and the grip with later binding
87.8 cm; 34 5/8 in blade

The mark is probably that of Christoph I Stantler, see Stocklein 1911, p. 287.

Estimate: 800-1200

A COMPOSITE RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY

Lot #265 (Sale Order 265 of 501)

A COMPOSITE RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY
with tapering retaining traces of an inscription within a short fuller on each face, iron hilt including quillon, ring-guard with a central moulding, knuckle-guard and inner-guard, faceted pommel and the grip bound with plaited wire between 'Turk's heads' (chemically cleaned)
87.5 cm; 34 ½ in blade

Estimate: 400-600

A GERMAN MILITARY SABRE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #266 (Sale Order 266 of 501)

A GERMAN MILITARY SABRE, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with associated curved blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a long slender fuller along the back-edge on each face, etched with brief inscriptions, portrait profiles and sprays of foliage, iron hilt of moulded bars including vertically recurved quillons with flattened terminals, the upper formed as a monster head (the lower adapted, plate missing, loose), associated sheet-brass grip and brass Lionhead pommel
68 cm; 26 ¾ in blade

Estimate: 200-300

A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, 18TH CENTURY

Lot #267 (Sale Order 267 of 501)

A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, 18TH CENTURY
with broad blade formed with a serrated back-edge and a long slender fuller on each face, etched on one face with two hounds in pursuit of a stag and on the other with an inscription (partly legible) and a boar hunting scene, iron hilt comprising down-curved quillon, knuckle-guard, and natural staghorn grip set with five iron rivets (pommel cap missing, the iron parts cleaned)
58.8 cm; 23 1/8 in blade

Estimate: 250-350

A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, 17TH CENTURY

Lot #268 (Sale Order 268 of 501)

A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, 17TH CENTURY
with earlier broad tapering blade formed with a shallow central fuller and cut with a latten-inlaid running wolf and star mark on each face, iron hilt of military type, including forward-canted quillon with globular terminal, side-ring and knuckle-guard all formed en suite, thumb-loop (hilt loose) and natural staghorn grip
68.5 cm; 27 in blade
Estimate: 200-300

A HUNTING SWORD WITH FINELY CHISELLED IRON HILT, MID-17TH CENTURY AND LATER

Lot #269 (Sale Order 269 of 501)

A HUNTING SWORD WITH FINELY CHISELLED IRON HILT, MID-17TH CENTURY AND LATER
with broad double-edged 18th century blade etched with a fox and the spurious date '1414' on each face, iron hilt comprising vertically recurved quillons finely chiselled in the manner of the Munich court school with garlands of fruit and foliage, the terminals chiselled as openwork monsterheads, fitted with a later side-ring and ovoid pommel, the latter decorated to match, and wire-bound grip
76.7 cm; 30 ¼ in blade
Estimate: 400-600

A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

Lot #270 (Sale Order 270 of 501)

A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with broad blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped 'In Hanori' twice within a pair of short fullers within a linear framework on each face at the forte (tip chipped), recessed ricasso struck with a mark, iron hilt of flattened bars, comprising vertically recurved quillons, upper and lower ring-guards each formed with a recessed central moulding, a pair of arms, trifurcated inner-guard and tall ovoid pommel, and 18th century grip bound with plaited wire between Turk's heads'
94 cm; 37 in blade
Estimate: 800-1200

A NORTH EUROPEAN BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD (TESSAK), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, NORTH GERMAN OR

Lot #271 (Sale Order 271 of 501)

A NORTH EUROPEAN BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD (TESSAK), SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, NORTH GERMAN OR SCANDINAVIAN
with long flat broad blade formed with three slender fullers along its entire length on each face (bent, the tip slightly shortened), rectangular ricasso with a pair of additional fullers on each face, iron hilt of characteristic form comprising basket-guard of rounded bars on a double shell-guard, a pair of wavy quillons (perhaps adapted) with bulbous terminals each boldly filed with a trellis design, the basket-guard with filed mouldings and thumb-loop, mushroom-shaped pommel engraved with a flowerhead on top and chiselled with patterns of raised dots, and wooden grip (cleaned, areas of pitting, the hilt loose)
92.5 cm; 36 ½ in blade
Estimate: 800-1200

A NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #272 (Sale Order 272 of 501)

A NORTH EUROPEAN RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with associated tapering blade stamped 'OCSOCSOCSOCS' within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso, iron hilt of rounded bars, including a pair of straight quillons, éusson, lower ring-guard fitted with a pierced sprung-in plate, two further ring-guards, the upper joined to the knuckle-guard by a diagonal bar, trifurcated inner-guard, faceted compressed spherical pommel, and later wooden grip with brass wire binding (areas of pitting)
91.5 cm; 36 in blade
Estimate: 800-1000

A RARE NORTH EUROPEAN PAPPENHEIM RAPIER, CIRCA 1620-30, PROBABLY FLEMISH

Lot #273 (Sale Order 273 of 501)

A RARE NORTH EUROPEAN PAPPENHEIM RAPIER, CIRCA 1620-30, PROBABLY FLEMISH
with tapering blade of diamond-section, decorated on one face with later etching including trophies-of-arms and a running pattern of foliage, pomegranates, and differing flowers, the forte decorated with a shield charged with a pair of fish beneath a visored helm, recessed ricasso retaining an early velvet covering, symmetrical gilt-iron hilt of faceted bars, comprising a pair of straight quillons with fluted fishtail terminal (the other terminal missing), knuckle-guard interrupted by a central moulding and with terminal en suite with the quillon, outer guard joined to the knuckle-guard, upper ring-guards joined by a short moulded bar, the lower filled with a delicately pierced sprung-in plate, small lower ring-guard, matching inner-guard, and fluted pear-shaped pommel decorated with triangular mouldings, wooden grip with an early plaited wire binding between 'Turk's heads', and much early gilt finish
96.5 cm; 38 in blade

A sword with a similar hilt, finished with silver and also retaining its velvet covering at the ricasso, was formerly in the armoury of the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck at Schloss Dyck. Another example, from the de Cosson collection, is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. M.56-1946), and another is preserved in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A645). The close similarity between the present and these three swords would suggest that they form part of a larger group that was intended for a specific guard. The hilt conforms to Norman type 67.
Estimate: 2500-3500

A GERMAN COMBINED PICK AND CLAW, 17TH CENTURY

Lot #274 (Sale Order 274 of 501)

A GERMAN COMBINED PICK AND CLAW, 17TH CENTURY
adapted from a war hammer, with spiked head formed with a rounded claw-back, haft of rectangular section and writhen at the base, and spirally bound grip of plaited brass wire with Turk's heads (hand guard missing)
55 cm; 21 5/8 in overall

Estimate: 600-800

A GERMAN MUSKET-REST, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #275 (Sale Order 275 of 501)

A GERMAN MUSKET-REST, MID-17TH CENTURY
with U-shaped iron rest formed with a pair of scrolling-S-shaped terminals and conical socket (cracked), on its wooden haft (warped) with iron shoe
146 cm; 57 in overall

Estimate: 200-300

A GERMAN IRON SCABBARD FOR A DAGGER, 17TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, DATED 1723

Lot #276 (Sale Order 276 of 501)

A GERMAN IRON SCABBARD FOR A DAGGER, 17TH CENTURY AND ANOTHER, DATED 1723
the first formed in one piece, of tapering circular section, and decorated with bouquets of fruit and scrolls (patinated); and the second of larger form, pierced with the initials 'MISF' and the date at the top, and the inner face with a saltire for suspension
the first: 20.5 cm; 8 1/8 in
(2)
Estimate: 300-400

A PAIR OF ROWEL SPURS IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

Lot #277 (Sale Order 277 of 501)

A PAIR OF ROWEL SPURS IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
each with rounded oval plate fitted with a turning pin for attachment to the base of a greave, long necks, and eight-point star-shaped rowel
16 cm; 6 3/8 in
(2)
Estimate: 40-60

A SILVER-ENCRUSTED ROWEL SPUR, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR GERMAN

Lot #278 (Sale Order 278 of 501)

A SILVER-ENCRUSTED ROWEL SPUR, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR GERMAN
with U-shaped heel band rising to a low point, moulded neck fitted with five-point star-shaped rowel, decorated over the outer surface of the heel and neck with flowers and foliage in encrusted silver enriched with pellets, and retaining its attachment hooks
13 cm; 5 1/8 in
Estimate: 50-80

A GILT-BRONZE ROWEL SPUR, EARLY 15TH CENTURY

Lot #279 (Sale Order 279 of 501)

A GILT-BRONZE ROWEL SPUR, EARLY 15TH CENTURY
with curved U-shaped heel band incorporating an unusual moulded hook finial in the centre, short neck fitted with six-point star-shaped rowel, fitted at its terminal with three hooks and one buckle, and with traces of gilt finish
16 cm; 6 3/8 in

Estimate: 60-80

A PAIR OF STIRRUPS, PROBABLY NORTH EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY

Lot #280 (Sale Order 280 of 501)

A PAIR OF STIRRUPS, PROBABLY NORTH EUROPEAN 17TH CENTURY
of openwork boot-shaped form, each formed of a pair of side-bars pierced with a slot for a strap at the top, the front with three bars each interrupted by a pierced foliate moulding, curving in at the base to enclose the toes, pierced tread, and with much gilded finish
13.2 cm; 5 1/4 in high

Estimate: 80-120

A GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, LACKING ITS VISOR, CIRCA 1530

Lot #281 (Sale Order 281 of 501)

A GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, LACKING ITS VISOR, CIRCA 1530
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a low medial ridge (bruised and split at its apex), flanged outwards above its face-opening and fitted at its rear with a single neck-lame (originally accompanied by at least one further lame), its front fitted with a bevor attached by pivots at each side (both replaced and the right moved forwards) and flanged outwards at its lower end to receive a single rounded front gorget-plate, the flange issuing from the brow of the skull decorated top and bottom with a pair of incised lines, and the main edges of the helmet formed with partial inward turns (the front gorget-plate and rear neck-lame each formed of reworked old metal, the holes at the right of the neck to fasten the bevor to the skull, opened out, and the surface lightly patinated overall)
30.5 cm; 12 in
Estimate: 1400-1800

A GERMAN ZISCHGGE OF SHOT-PROOF WEIGHT, MID-17TH CENTURY

Lot #282 (Sale Order 282 of 501)

A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE OF SHOT-PROOF WEIGHT, MID-17TH CENTURY
with one-piece hemispherical skull fitted at its apex with a rivet (probably replacing a finial), at its brow with a broad obtusely-pointed peak pierced at its centre with a transverse slot to accommodate a missing sliding nasal-bar and, immediately behind it, rivet-holes for the attachment of the staple and locking-screw that would have retained it, at the rear with a large flaring neck-guard of five lame, the last (lacking its right edge) decorated at its obtusely-pointed centre with nine round-headed rivets in rosette-formation, and at each side with rounded pendent cheek-pieces (the right detached, the left partly detached), each pierced with five auditory-holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain partial inward turns and its surfaces, originally having a black-from-the-hammer finish, now cleaned to a mottled bright finish
24.0 cm; 9½ in (with cheek-pieces)
Estimate: 1200-1500

A GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, CIRCA 1560

Lot #283 (Sale Order 283 of 501)

A GERMAN CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE, CIRCA 1560
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high, file-roped medial comb (patched towards the rear of its crest), and visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it at each side by common pivots (replaced), the forward-sloping visor pierced in front of the file-roped step of its centrally-divided vision-slit with six small ventilation-holes at each side, and fitted at the right with a combined wing-headed turning-pin and lifting-peg that fits into a shaped notch cut into the upper edge of the prow-shaped upper bevor, the latter pierced at its left side with nine small circular ventilation-holes in rosette formation, and at its right side with three vertical ventilation-slots, the upper and lower bevors each secured at the right side by spring-catches with push-button releases, the skull and bevor each flanged outwards at their lower edges (the front flange patched at its centre) and pierced with three pairs of holes, now plugged with blind rivets, for the leathers that originally attached their gorget-plates, the upper bevor decorated medially and at its upper edge respectively with a band and border each burnished bright, along with the sides of the comb, against an originally black-from-the-hammer ground (now cleaned bright)
28.0 cm; 11 in
Estimate: 4000-6000

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1580

Lot #284 (Sale Order 284 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1580
with well-formed one-piece skull rising to a high file-roped medial comb and fitted within it with a quilted canvas lining, projecting forward at the brow as an obtusely-pointed integral peak, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a matching one-piece neck-guard fitted within its centre with a leather suspension-tab (split distally), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and partly reworked) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard, shaped at its upper edge to fit over the rear of the peak and pierced at its centre with a pattern of small auditory holes, the main edges of the helmet formed with boldly roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, and the comb decorated to either side of its crest and base with single incised lines, and its surface blackened overall
28.5 cm; 11¼ in
Estimate: 1200-1600

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600

Lot #285 (Sale Order 285 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600
with rounded one-piece skull (showing some losses at its left edge) rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at its brow to an obtusely-pointed integral peak struck at the front with two indistinct marks, and backwards to a matching one-piece neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and partly reworked) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard, and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surface blackened overall
28.0 cm; 11 in

Estimate: 1100-1500

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600

Lot #286 (Sale Order 286 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600
with rounded one-piece skull (patched at the left of the neck) rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at its brow to a short acutely-pointed integral peak, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a rounded one-piece neck-guard, fitted just below the rear end of the comb with a large later plume-tube and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right associated) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surface retaining a black-from-the-hammer finish overall
27.0 cm; 10 in
Estimate: 1100-1500

A GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1620

Lot #287 (Sale Order 287 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1620
with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted within the skull with a quilted canvas lining, within its front edge with an obtusely pointed flat peak, at its flanged rear edge with a rounded one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right associated) and stamped at its front edge with the arsenal number 941, flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining a black from the hammer finish overall
27.0 cm; 10 in
Estimate: 1100-1500

A GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1620

Lot #288 (Sale Order 288 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1620
with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted within the skull with a quilted canvas lining, within its front edge with an obtusely pointed flat peak, at its flanged rear edge with a matching one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining a black from the hammer finish overall
24.0 cm; 9½ in

Estimate: 1100-1500

AN ITALIAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1570

Lot #289 (Sale Order 289 of 501)

AN ITALIAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1570
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high boldly roped medial comb (perforated towards its rear), projecting forward at the brow as an acutely-pointed integral peak (the point bent upwards), at its rear as a similarly pointed integral neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (in each case associated, the right cut and retaining traces of simple linear etching) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with small auditory holes, the main edges of the helmet formed with boldly roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, and the comb decorated to either side of its crest and base with single incised lines (painted black over an oxidised surface)
30.0 cm; 11¾ in
Estimate: 1100-1400

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600

Lot #290 (Sale Order 290 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at its brow to a short obtusely-pointed integral peak struck at the front with the fir-cone mark of the city of Augsburg, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a matching one-piece neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard, and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surface blackened overall
30.0 cm; 11¾ in
Estimate: 1100-1500

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600

Lot #291 (Sale Order 291 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward at its brow to a short acutely-pointed integral peak struck at the front with the fir-cone mark of the city of Augsburg, flanged outwards at its rear to receive an obtusely pointed one-piece neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns, and its surface retaining a black-from-the-hammer finish overall
30.0 cm; 11¾ in
Estimate: 1100-1500

A GERMAN BURGONET, MID-16TH CENTURY AND LATER

Lot #292 (Sale Order 292 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET, MID-16TH CENTURY AND LATER
with rounded one-piece skull boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to a slender backward-directed point, fitted within its front edge and its flanged rear edge respectively with a peak and neck-guard, in each case obtusely pointed and cut from the front plate of a gorget, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated) formed with a concave front edge and flanged lower edge, both formed with file-roped inward turns (the left cheek-piece showing some bruising and cracking), and the whole blackened overall
24.0 cm; 9½ in
Estimate: 800-1000

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1600

Lot #293 (Sale Order 293 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1600
with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted within its brow with an obtusely-pointed peak, at its flanged rear edge with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, just above the latter with a conical plume-holder, and at the right side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left missing) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre, within a circular boss, with five auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves, and its surfaces decorated with recessed bands and borders originally burnished bright against a blackened ground (now heavily oxidised overall)
29.5 cm; 11¾ in

Estimate: 900-1200

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1620

Lot #294 (Sale Order 294 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1620
with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, fitted within its front end with an obtusely-pointed integral peak, flanged outwards at its rear to receive a short rounded one-piece neck-guard (the left end detached), and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated and cut at its front edge) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns (removed from the peak), its surfaces decorated with raised bands and borders originally burnished bright against a blackened ground (now heavily oxidised overall)
25.0 cm; 9 in

Estimate: 800-1100

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA

Lot #295 (Sale Order 295 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1570-80
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high file-roped medial comb and struck within its flanged rear edge with the Nuremberg quality-control mark of an 'N' within a circle, the flange fitted with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, its brow with a broad similarly-shaped pivoted peak (the point bruised and the pivots replaced), and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and cracked in two places) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with recessed bands and borders originally burnished bright against a blackened ground (now heavily oxidised overall)
28.0 cm; 11 in
Estimate: 1000-1400

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1620-30

Lot #296 (Sale Order 296 of 501)

A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, CIRCA 1620-30
with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a high medial comb, projecting forward and upwards at the brow as an obtusely-pointed integral peak, at its rear as an obtusely-pointed integral neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated and cut) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with seven auditory holes in rosette-formation, the main edges of the helmet unturned or cut and the skull decorated at each side with a raised band originally burnished bright against a blackened ground (now heavily oxidised overall)
24.0 cm; 9½ in
Estimate: 700-900

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, CIRCA 1570-80

Lot #297 (Sale Order 297 of 501)

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, CIRCA 1570-80
with one-piece skull (patched at its left side) boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acute backward-directed point, projecting forward at the brow to a broad acutely pointed peak, fitted at its flanged rear edge with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with notched inward turns (except on the left cheek-piece where they are roped) and its surfaces decorated with four raised, medially-ridged, radiating bands, and recessed borders, all burnished bright against a blackened ground (the burnished areas lightly patinated and the blackened ones refreshed with paint)
23.9 cm; 9 in
Estimate: 1100-1400

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #298 (Sale Order 298 of 501)

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
with one-piece skull boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acute point (showing welded repairs), fitted at the brow above its later-trimmed face-opening with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak, at its flanged rear edge with a short obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard (the left one fitted at its the centre with two small rivets above a pair of crudely-pierced holes), the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with four radiating recessed bands, medially-ridged on the skull, and burnished bright against a blackened ground (the burnished areas extensively patinated and the blackened ones refreshed with paint; the peak, neck-guard and cheek-pieces associated and later decorated to match the skull)
26.0 cm; 10¼ in
Estimate: 1000-1300

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #299 (Sale Order 299 of 501)

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of an exceptionally high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak and backwards to a flange bearing an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, fitted around the brow and nape with small lining-rivets and brass rosette-washers, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre, in the case of the right, with five small auditory holes in dice formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated in low relief with bands and borders (the borders of the right cheek-piece recessed) burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
33.0 cm; 13 in
Estimate: 1200-1500

A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, NUREMBERG, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #300 (Sale Order 300 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, NUREMBERG, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a moderately high file-roped medial comb (pierced transversely with two later holes at the front and two more at the rear), projecting forward to a short obtusely-pointed integral peak struck at its front edge with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg, and backwards to a flange bearing a more acutely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, and fitted at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre, within a low circular boss, with nine small auditory holes in rosette-formation, connected by radiating incised lines, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with recessed bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint; the neck-guard and cheek-pieces associated)
28.5 cm; 11¼ in
Estimate: 1100-1400

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY

Lot #301 (Sale Order 301 of 501)

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY
with one-piece skull (patched at its right side) boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acute point, fitted at the brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak (the pivots replaced), at its flanged rear edge with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (associated) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with four radiating bands, medially-ridged on the skull, enclosed in all cases by a narrow rib and burnished bright against a blackened ground (the burnished areas showing a mottled patina and the blackened ones refreshed with paint)
24.5 cm; 9¾ in
Estimate: 1100-1400

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA

Lot #302 (Sale Order 302 of 501)

A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1570
with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high file-roped medial comb, struck at its left side with the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg, fitted at its brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak (the pivots replaced), at its flanged rear edge with a short obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right associated, lacking its lower border and attached only by wires) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with seven small auditory holes in rosette-formation, those of the right contained within a circular boss, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with narrow recessed bands and slightly broader recessed borders originally burnished bright against a blackened ground (now cleaned to a mottled patina overall)
28.0 cm; 11 in
Estimate: 1000-1400

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, CIRCA 1570-80

Lot #303 (Sale Order 303 of 501)

A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, CIRCA 1570-80
with one-piece skull boxed in four panels and rising at its apex to an acorn finial, projecting forward at the brow to a broad acutely pointed peak, fitted at its flanged rear edge with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard, and cut out at each side to accommodate a missing hinged cheek-piece, the main edges of the helmet formed with file-roped inward turns and its surfaces decorated with four raised, medially-ridged, radiating bands, and recessed borders, all burnished bright against a blackened ground (the burnished areas showing a light mottled patina and the blackened ones refreshed with paint)
27.5 cm; 10¾ in
Estimate: 900-1200

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #304 (Sale Order 304 of 501)

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high medial comb (showing a small crack just to the rear of its apex), and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn (the right bruised and the left with a short split), the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers (two of the washers missing and three incomplete) and fitted at the nape with the remains of a later plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground
25.5 cm; 10 in

Estimate: 900-1300

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #305 (Sale Order 305 of 501)

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by eight lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers and each side (one pierced with a small hole) decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
26.0 cm; 10¼ in
Estimate: 800-1200

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #306 (Sale Order 306 of 501)

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown (showing evidence of bruising, delamination and patching at the centre of each side) joined along the crest of high medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn , the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets, of which ten retain brass rosette-washers, and fitted at the nape with a further pair of rivets for the attachment of a missing plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint, partly over pitting)
27.0 cm; 10 in
Estimate: 700-900

A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #307 (Sale Order 307 of 501)

A NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear (the front one bruised and patched at its junction with the crown), the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers and pierced at the nape with two holes for the attachment of a plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with an octofoil enclosed by a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
28.0 cm; 11 in

Estimate: 900-1300

NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #308 (Sale Order 308 of 501)

NORTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn (patched towards the front of the left side), the base of the crown encircled by twelve lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers and fitted at the nape with a later plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with a hexafoil enclose by a circle bordered by stylised acanthus foliage burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
29.5 cm; 11 in
Estimate: 900-1300

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #309 (Sale Order 309 of 501)

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by ten lining-rivets with brass rosette-washers and fitted at the nape with a later plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with a large fleur-de-lis burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
26.5 cm; 10½ in
Estimate: 1000-1400

GERMAN COMB MORION WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #310 (Sale Order 310 of 501)

GERMAN COMB MORION WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear (each point holed proximally), the edge of the brim formed with a plain inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by eleven (originally fourteen) lining-rivets with copper rosette-washers, and fitted at the nape with the proximal end of plume-holder, and each side decorated in low relief with a large vertically-symmetrical fleur-de-lis enhanced by incised lines, formerly burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (now heavily oxidised overall)
28.5 cm; 11¼ in
Estimate: 700-900

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Lot #311 (Sale Order 311 of 501)

GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' COMB MORION, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
with rounded two-piece crown joined along the crest of high file-roped medial comb, and 'swept' integral brim (pierced at each side and at the front with a later wiring-holes) rising to a short acute point front and rear, the edge of the brim formed with a notched inward turn, the base of the crown encircled by eight (originally ten lining-rivets) with brass rosette-washers, and each side of it decorated in low relief with a medial band burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
25.0 cm; 9 in
Estimate: 700-900