31 |
AN OTTOMAN BREAST-PLATE (KRUG), EARLY 16TH CENTURY comprising circular plate embossed with a series of very narrow ribs radiating from a flat central boss, plain rim struck with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene, retaining its five outer plates for protecting the lower neck and arm openings, each joined to the main plate by its original riveted mail links, and in uncleaned patinated condition 38.7cm, 15Iin See A C Tirri 2003, p.306, fig.225, p.141, fig.96A O £700-900 | 5% |
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800 |
| 32 | AN OTTOMAN UPPER LEG DEFENCE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY comprising domed elliptical knee-guard engraved with an arabesque pattern and struck with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene, upper portion formed of six panels of overlapping plates joined at the sides and to the knee-guard by its original links of riveted mail, and in uncleaned patinated condition(small losses) 45.5cm; 17Iin high O £700-900 | 5% |
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700 |
| 33 | AN INDIAN LACQUERED HIDE DHAL, 19TH CENTURY of black laquered hide, the outer face fitted with four iron bosses decorated with gold koftgari leaves, and the inner face retaining its leather pad and rings for enarmes; ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, the outer face decorated with gilt and polychrome lacquer (extensive losses), fitted with four iron bosses, and the inner face retaining its leather pad and ring for enarmes the first 43.5cm; 17Bin diameter (2)Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. nos. A135 & A137 £200-300 | Nil |
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| 34 | AN INDO-PERSIAN KULAH-KHUD, 19TH CENTURY with iron skull pierced with calligraphic cartouches and drawn-up in the centre to a bird's head finial, embossed at the front with a sun mask, retaining its mail neck-defence and sliding nasal (worn) (heavily patinated) 24.1cm; 9Iin high £450-550 | Nil |
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600 |
| 35 | AN INDIAN TO-P, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull formed in one piece, retaining traces of gold koftgari arabesque cartouches filled with script and an inscribed band around the base, fitted with three plume-holders at the front, and retaining its original mail neck-defence of butted iron links filled with a trellis arrangement of brass links (spike missing) 7.5cm; 3in high See A.C. Tirri 2003, p.224, fig.163. £300-400 | 5% |
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420 |
| 36 | AN INDIAN MADU, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the horns each with iron basal caps and tips, fitted in the centre with iron shield faced with a brass back pierced and engraved with an elaborate arrangement of foliage inhabited by exotic birds around a central flower, and fitted with four shaped bosses 93.2cm; 36Nin Provenance: Robin Wigington, The Arms & Armour Gallery, Poet's Arbour. £200-250 | Nil |
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350 |
| 37 | A JAPANESE SNAP-MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE EDO PERIOD with octagonal sighted barrel strongly moulded vase-shaped muzzle encrusted with raised silver lines, brass-lined iron pan fitted with brass cover and fence, brass lock and match-holder, cherrywood full stock overlaid with a large brass plaque formed as a pair of bamboos under the lock, a pair of engraved brass birds and a further plaque beneath the ramrod-pipe, the butt applied with engraved brass flowers and a mounted warrior on each side, brass trigger-guard, button trigger, and later wooden ramrod 100cm; 39Gin barrel See A.C. Tirri 2003, p.400 fig. 285a. O £500-600 | 5% |
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650 |
| 38 | A JAPANESE SNAP-MATCHLOCK MUSKET, LATE EDO PERIODwith octagonal russet-iron barrel formed with a moulded muzzle decorated with raised silver lines, standing fore-sight and back-sight, decorated with engraved silver scenes from traditional pastoral life incorporating a crane and a turtle at the median and the breech inlaid with a silver moon, the pan with brass fence and pivot-cover, plain brass lock, cherrywood full stock decorated with brass chrysanthemum plaques at the barrel pins, and the butt inset with further copper and brass plaques (fore-end cracked on one side, five plaques and ramrod all missing) 103.2cm; 40Kin barrel O £400-500 | 5% |
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450 |
| 39 | AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN, 18TH CENTURY with tapering sighted russet iron barrel decorated in gold with panels of flowerheads and cartouches filled with exotic animals over its surface and retained by four silver wire bands (replaced), iron pan with pivot-cover, gold-encrusted trigger en suite with the breech and muzzle, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with bone panels over the butt, and applied with a finely chiselled scaley fish in silver on each side of the action (ramrod missing) 116.5cm; 45Pin barrel £1200-1800 | Nil |
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4500 |
| 40 | AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, 18TH CENTURY with sighted barrel retained by seven slender cord bands, formed with a bold twist pattern over almost its entire length, strongly moulded muzzle decorated with recessed panels, plain breech punched with the arsenal inscription, fitted with iron pan with copper pivot-cover, the action enclosed by a series of large iron plaques pierced and engraved with pairs of birds, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with horn rondels, pierced iron butt-cap en suite with the action plates, and original iron ramrod (pricker missing) 129.5cm; 51in barrelProvenance: Robin Wigington, The Arms & Armour Gallery, Poet's Arbour. £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 41 | A RARE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET WITH LEFT-HAND LOCK, 18TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrel retained by four cord bands, decorated with a band of gold foliage around the muzzle and at the breech, the latter fitted with standing back-sight, iron pan decorated en suite, pivot-cover, the action encased by a pair of iron plaques each decorated with punched border ornament (pricker missing), hardwood full stock, the butt impressed with recessed panels and painted with a scrollwork cartouche on each side, the right-hand side impressed with an arsenal number (small closed cracks), and original iron ramrod 101cm; 39Nin barrelProvenance: Robin Wigington, The Arms & Armour Gallery, Poet's Arbour. £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 42 | AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, 18TH CENTURY with swamped octagonal etched barrel retained by five slender brass bands, decorated with a broad panel of gold koftgari scrollwork over the breech and muzzle, fitted with iron pan with pivot-cover each decorated en suite, standing iron back-sight, iron tang decorated with further designs in gold koftgari, the action encased by a large brass plaque on each side, figured hardwood full stock, horn butt-cap, pierced brass trigger, brass sling swivels (one detached, pricker and pricker-holder missing), and original iron ramrod 126.3cm; 49Nin barrelProvenance: Robin Wigington, The Arms & Armour Gallery, Poet's Arbour. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 43 | AN ALGERIAN SILVER-MOUNTED TOE-LOCK MUSKET, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with engraved barrel retained by five silver bands repous,e with scrollwork, fitted with silver back-sight and with a further band of silver over the breech, iron lock inset with chased silver panels, cut with a brief numeric inscription beneath the cock (possibly including the date 1259 A.H. for circa 1843/44), retaining its embroidered silk hand-guard, figured hardwood three-quarter stock inlaid with a running pattern of silver foliage enriched with coral leaves over its full surface, three engraved silver flowerhead side-nail washers, engraved brass butt-plate inlaid with coral en suite, and wooden ramrod with large silver tip matching the barrel bands 92.4cm; 36Gin barrel £2500-3000 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 44 | A SARDINIAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slender tapering octagonal barrel, engraved lock, wooden full stock almost entirely covered in iron plaques including elaborate arrangements of pierced scrolling foliage covering the butt, iron trigger-guard inlaid with brass, and iron ramrod 135.6cm; 53Gin barrel See A.C. Tirri 2003, p.48, fig 23. O £400-500 | 5% |
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550 |
| 45 | A TOE-LOCK MUSKET, TUNISIAN OR ALGERIAN, 19TH CENTURY with sighted long slender octagonal barrel profusely decorated over its entire length with panels of silver koftgari ornament and retained by four brass bands embossed with bouquets, engraved iron lock faced with brass and fitted with toe safety-catch, full stock entirely encased in panels of sheet brass embossed and chased with elaborate patterns of scrolling flowers over their full surface, iron ramrod, and no provision for a trigger-guard 132cm; 52in barrel O £700-900 | 5% |
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700 |
| 46 | A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE, 18TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel retained by a single slender engraved silver band, bud-shaped muzzle, chiselled with a cartouche moulding behind the muzzle and over the breech, the latter incorporating a standing back-sight, the tang overlaid with a large engraved silver plaque, iron lock applied with an engraved silver plaque on the bridle, the steel inlaid with a crescent in silver (worn, losses), figured hardwood full stock, faceted butt decorated with shaped bone plaques and enriched with brass rondels and nails, bone fore-end cap, and associated iron ramrod; ANOTHER, LATE 18TH CENTURY, with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel retained by two brass bands, rifled with seven narrow grooves, chiselled with a cartouche overlaid with silver behind the muzzle and over the breech, the latter stamped with two marks and incorporating a standing back-sight, plain tang surrounded by an engraved brass plaque, iron lock overlaid with silver and struck with a mark, ebonised full stock, carved faceted butt, overlaid under the lock and over the butt with pierced brass plaques engraved with foliage, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod replaced) the first: 61cm; 24in barrel (2) See A.C. Tirri 2003, pp.115-116, figs. 68 & 68a.O £700-800 | 5% |
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1300 |
| 47 | A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with etched twist barrel rifled with seven narrow grooves, encrusted with gold foliage and scrollwork over the muzzle and breech, gold-encrusted standing back-sight and retained by numerous pierced repouss,e silver bands, gold-encrusted iron lock, hardwood full stock, the fore-end almost entirely covered with silver-gilt repouss,e plaques, faceted butt covered with fabric, and iron ramrod 89.5cm; 35Din barrel O £600-800 | 5% |
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750 |
| 48 | A NORTH AFRICAN (KABYLE) SNAPHAUNCE GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering multi-staged barrel moulded at the muzzle and retained by numerous chased silver bands, iron lock, wooden full stock, the butt overlaid with a large chased nielloed plaque on each side and enriched with silver beadwork set with a large coloured paste opposite the lock, and original iron ramrod 126.4cm; 49Nin See A.C. Tirr 2003, p.22, fig. 5.O £400-500 | 5% |
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550 |
| 49 | AN ALBANIAN MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by a pair of engraved brass bands, decorated with a pair of inlaid rondels each filled with a tughra, and decorated with a panel of gold scrolling foliage over the breech, plain lock stamped with a mark, wooden full stock entirely sheathed in engraved brass, highlighted with silver studs over the spine, and the butt of characteristic 'rat's tail' form: ANOTHER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with tapering barrel, plain lock, wooden full-stock entirely sheathed in engraved brass, and butt of so-called 'rat's tail' form (the top-jaw crudely replaced) the first 50.8cm; 20in (2) See A.C. Tirri 2003, p.159, fig.112.O £500-600 | 5% |
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| 50 | A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel, the muzzle encased with a repous,e silver sheath, engraved rounded stock, applied with a large silver beadwork plaque over the spine of the butt and incorporating nielloed panels, spurred silver pommel cast with foliage in high relief on a nielloed ground, iron trigger-guard and iron ramrod 51cm; 20in See A.C.Tirri 2003, p.125, fig.78.O £400-600 | 5% |
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400 |
| 51 | A FINE MEDIEVAL HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade cut with a long shallow fuller and formed with an angular tip, iron hilt comprising a pair of slightly arched tapering quillons of flattened oval-section, and oval pommel of near-wheel form 96.8cm; 38Bin bladeA sword of closely related form was deposited in the Mameluk Arsenal circa 1401-1408 and is now preserved in the Military Museum Istanbul. See D.G. Alexander 1985, p.86 and p.109, no.39. £2500-3000 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 52 | A RARE GERMAN HUNTING SWORD INCORPORATING A TURKISH 17TH CENTURY BLADE AND MOUNTS, MID-18TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged at the point, etched with an inscription within a shallow fuller on one side, silver ferrule decorated with a scrolled cartouche on a stippled ground, finely carved ivory hilt decorated with rococo scalloped ornament in high relief, rising to a pierced pommel formed of a series of scrolls and scrolling tendrils (small age cracks), in its leather-covered wooden scabbard complete with large Turkish 17th Century silver chape chased with a pattern of flowers and foliage on a punched ground, and German locket complete with a scallop-shaped button for suspension 52.6cm; 20N in bladeThe inscriptions on the blade are from the Qur'an, Surah al-Ikhlas (CXII) and Surah al-Saff (LXI), parts of 13. The relatively crude style of the inscription are commensurate with an early date of manufacture. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 53 | A CONTINENTAL HUNTING SWORD FOR A CHILD, MID-18TH CENTURY with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched on each side with a putto, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, and turned wooden grip, 38cm; 15in blade £150-200 | Nil |
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190 |
| 54 | A SILVER-MOUNTED SCABBARD FOR A HUNTING SWORD, CIRCA 1750 of brown leather, with silver chape, middle-band and locket each chased with foliage, the latter decorated with a phoenix within a frame of scrolls, and with a pair of suspension rings, and two further scabbards for hunting swords, each 18th century (one missing its chape) the first: 61.2cm; 24Bin £150-200 | Nil |
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280 |
| 55 | A SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIER LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with tapering blade stamped '--- in Solingen' within a narrow fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso struck with a cutler's mark, iron hilt comprising a pair of straight writhen quillons with moulded terminals, knuckle-guard en suite, cup-guard pierced and chiselled with designs of scrolling foliage arranged in horizontal bands framed by semi-circles, roped brim, and associated plain pommel (the grip replaced guardapolvo missing, worn) 110cm; 43Gin bladeProvenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. 135. £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 56 | A LEFT-HAND DAGGER, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SPANISH with slender blade cut with three narrow fullers pierced with a series of decorative slots and circles, plain iron quillons, triangular iron guard pierced with the sacred inscription 'IHS MARIA' in large capitals, fluted iron grip, and pierced ovoid pommel (patinated throughout) 43.5cm; 17Bin £300-400 | Nil |
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300 |
| 57 | A SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIER, 18TH CENTURY with wavy edged blade engraved with trophies, stamped 'Santisimo Chrusufisio' and with a further inscription each within a slender fuller on the respective faces, steel hilt comprising cup-guard with boldly flanged rim, a pair of short quillons with moulded terminals, knuckle-guard interrupted by a moulding en suite with the quillons, and faceted pommel (grip replaced) 94.6cm; 37Din bladeProvenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. E233. £350-450 | Nil |
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800 |
| 58 | A VENETIAN SCHIAVONA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with 18th Century Austrian curved fullered blade engraved with the crowned Double Eagle of the Empire, russet iron hilt of characteristic form, the principal bars interrupted by incised mouldings, iron cap pommel, fitted with a contemporary grip of wire-bound sharkskin, and retaining traces of early gilding throughout 81cm; 31Pin blade Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. E021. £600-700 | Nil |
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900 |
| 59 | A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with associated earlier blade stamped with a series of inscriptions within three long fullers on each face, iron basket-hilt formed of flattened bars carrying an alternating arrangement of slender and broad panels pierced with a series of stylised hearts and circles, fluted bun-shaped pommel, and fishskin-covered grip (steel parts pitted, pommel and grip modern restorations), in a contemporay tooled leather scabbard with iron locket (the leather with losses, chape replaced) 81.5cm; 32Bin blade £700-900 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 60 | AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with fullered blade double-edged over its upper half, engraved with a crown, the Royal cypher GR on each side at the forte (rubbed) and the maker's name, 'Harvey', iron basket-guard of rounded bars carrying alternating rectangular and square panels, each pierced with an arrangement of hearts and circles and with cusped borders, a large loop for the reins, scrolling quillon and bun-shaped pommel (later grip) 87.8cm; 34KinProvenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. 139. £800-1000 | Nil |
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1300 |
