120 |
A FLINTLOCK EPROUVETTE, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with brass box-lock action engraved with a vacant escuctheon on one side, graduated wheel, and flat-sided walnut butt (repaired) 15cm; 6in £450-550 | Nil |
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650 |
| 121 | A FLINTLOCK TINDER LIGHTER SIGNED SHARPE, LONDON, DATED 1772 with signed brass box-lock action also inscribed 'Hungerford' and 'M.L.S.', and flat-sided walnut butt (the engraving refreshed, the steel parts with surface rust) 11cm; 4Gin £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 122 | A PAIR OF WATER BUFFALO HORNS, 19TH CENTURY 85cm; 33Iin across £50-80 | Nil |
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50 |
| 123 | A FINE AND RARE SOUTH GERMAN ETCHED PADLOCK, DATED 1556 of rectangular form, comprising a pair of tubular interlocking arms secured by a series of internal loops and sprung bolts, fitted with a handle on each side, the main body chiselled with a panel of gothic tracery on the top, finely etched throughout with panels of scrolling foliage within both plain and cabled borders, one face with a length inscription within a rectangular panel, including the date and the initials, HS, and the other face decorated with two shields charged with differing arms 12cm; 4Nin highThe arms are those of Gugel of Nuremberg, created Barons of the Holy Roman Empire in 1543 and Saurzapfen, Knights of Bavaria. The inscription reads: 'Im Schlos vil schass unnd gu_ts bewart Also ein mensch wo_ edler tu_gent art Als hy D Bu_gel D. angeborn sind Dergleich ma_jsst im Reich nit sind Von h"chsten nxy, ssheit und Gerechtigkait Wirt er erhebt in eivigka't ..1556' £2000-2500 | Nil |
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34000 |
| 124 | THREE DETACHED GERMAN SWORD POMMELS, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY the first spirally moulded and decorated with hatched and cross-hatched ornament, the second formed with pronounced plain and fluted ribs framed by beadwork, and the third strongly ribbed and decorated with hatched ornament (3) £400-500 | Nil |
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650 |
| 125 | THREE DETACHED GERMAN SWORD POMMELS, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY the first cut with vertical panels filled with scrolling foliage and expanded flowerheads; the second chiselled with vertical flutes framing acanthus leaves, and the third chiselled with stylised acanthus (3) £400-500 | Nil |
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650 |
| 126 | TWO MINIATURE BRONZE CANNON IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY each with multi-stage barrel cast with strongly moulded muzzle, a pair of lifting handles and pronounced cascable, the first decorated with the East India Company arms on the chase, and the second with a stylised coat-of-arms, the first 23.4cm; 9Din barrel (2) £300-400 | Nil |
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300 |
| 127 | A FRENCH BRONZE SCULPTURE OF A MUSKETEER BY RANCOULLET, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY seated wearing uniform including cartouche pouch, bicorn hat, with detachable three band flintlock musket, on its turned wooden base 29cm; 11Iin high (including base) (2) £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 128 | A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, MID-18TH CENTURY with steel bow struck with two cross marks, retained by cords and complete with two pairs of early pom-poms, fitted with string of twisted cord (a working replacement), figured walnut tiller (light worm), lightly carved with rococo ornament, inlaid with a hunting scene in engraved staghorn on the cheek-piece, and further engraved staghorn plaques, staghorn flat, set trigger, brass trigger-guard, steel bolt-clip and iron loop, 0.3cm; 27Nin £1800-2200 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 129 | AN ENGLISH STONEBOW, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with slender steel bow, built-in gaffle incorporating a small folding back-sight, secured in the spanned position by a slender iron collar, and figured walnut tiller with turned basal cap (chipped); and a contemporary iron goat's foot lever for a crossbow, complete with its suspension hook (one bar cracked) the first: 62.5cm; 24Kin tiller (2)Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. nos. C004 and C008. £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 130 | A NORTH EUROPEAN TARGET SHOOTING CROSSBOW, 19TH CENTURY with slender steel bow retaining its string of bound cord, figured hardwood tiller of gun-stock form incorporating a rest carved with chevron pattern beneath the bow, long horn bolt channel, the grip carved with chevron and a grotesque mask in the round, long brass lever trigger, two-piece vestigial brass butt-plate, iron stirrup, a pair of iron lugs, and vacant mother-of-pearl escutcheon 94cm; 37in tiller £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 131 | A NATURAL TRUMPET BY WILLIAM SHAW, LONDON, CIRCA 1805 the tubing of brass with spiral mounts, between the yards and bows, with plain tri-lobed knop, the garland embossed with flowers and scrolling foliage, and inscribed William Shaw, 21 Red Lion Street, Holborn, London, and later mouthpiece 70cm; 27Iin longProvenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. S003. William Shaw is recorded at this address circa 1802-06. He made a set of trumpets which are now in the British State Regalia. £600-800 | Nil |
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3400 |
| 132 | A RARE EBONY PIPE CASE FORMED AS A FLINTLOCK PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY INDIAN with long sliding lid formed as the upper portion of the barrel, carved over its length with a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling foliage and fruit, the rear section incised in imitation of a barrel tang, carved with an imitation flintlock mechanism, and the lower half formed as a full stock carved with scrolling flowers and foliage on a finely chequered ground, with bulbous butt and complete with imitation ramrod 52.8cm; 20Nin £400-500 | Nil |
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3800 |
| 133 | AN ENGLISH TOY GUN, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY with tapering octagonal barrel incised with scale ornament, lever trigger, shaped serpentine incorporating a clamp for match, and lemon-shaped butt (ramrod missing) 12cm; 4NinA number of similar guns have been excavated in England, many of which are preserved in the London Museum and the Royal Armouries, Leeds. For a discussion of Elizabethan Toy Guns see H.L.Blackmore 1989, pp.10-14. £700-900 | Nil |
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700 |
| 134 | A PAIR OF ENGLISH GILT-BRASS STIRRUPS, MID-18TH CENTURY with pierced treads, the arches rising from a finely cast and chased scallop shell on each side, integral loop faced with a scallop shell en suite, decorated throughout with punched ornament, scrollowrk and retaining much original gilding; and A HORSE BIT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, applied on each side with a brass boss cast and chased with a crown and foliage the first 20.3cm; 8in high (3)Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. nos. H013 and H014. £700-900 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 135 | A SCOTTISH COW HORN POWDER-FLASK MOUNTED IN UNMARKED SILVER COLOURED METAL, 19TH CENTURY with natural body, silver mounts comprising hinged moulded trap at the base with a raised band of thistle foliage framing a large quartz plaque stained in imitation of agate, tapering nozzle with cutt-off, a slender band incised with stylised foliage and carrying a suspension ring, and the basal cap fitted with a further suspension ring (cap missing, mounts rubbed) 29.2cm; 11Iin £500-700 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 136 | A COW HORN POWDER-FLASK BY DIXON & SON, MID-19TH CENTURY with brass basal cap, Brittania metal nozzle with graduated spring cut-off and closure, and a pair of rings for suspension; an embossed copper powder-flask by J.W. Hawksley, mid-19th Century; a cow horn flask, 19th Century; three powder measures, a military combination tool, and a turned funnel, 19th Century the first: 22cm; 8Kin (8) £150-200 | Nil |
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350 |
| 137 | TWO PAIRS OF PIGSKIN PISTOL HOLSTERS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY each cut with a pair of slots at the side for a belt and mounted for display 34.2cm; 13Iin and 36.8cm; 14Iin (4)Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. nos. S032 and S033. £350-450 | Nil |
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350 |
| 138 | A TURKISH SMALL BRASS FLASK, LATE 19TH CENTURY with hinged lid, fitted with a pair of loops for suspension and decorated with linear ornament throughout 8.5cm; 3Gin high £50-80 | Nil |
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| 139 | A RARE REGENCY OAK GUN RACK, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with provision for seven guns, formed of a rectangular base fitted with two drawers, a pair of side panels with ogee finials, a pair of folding arms locking at the centre, with reeded borders throughout, and bun feet 135.2cm; 53D high, 84.5cm; 33D wide £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 140 | A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE 17TH CENTURY AND LATER with blued octagonal sighted barrel chiselled with scrolling acanthus on a gilt ground at the muzzle, over the median and the breech, the latter stamped with a brass-lined barrelsmith's mark (rubbed), blued lock chiselled with an exotic bird and foliage on a gilt ground, fitted with sliding pan-cover with button-release and flash-guard, the dog decorated en suite with the breech, set trigger, figured hardwood full stock finely carved in low relief and enriched with polished ivory details, including a male and female portrait bust about the barrel tang, the fore-end decorated with leafy tendrils on long stalks and branches inhabited by hounds and a stag, the cheek-piece decorated with a hunter in contemporary dress taking aim at a boar, sliding patchbox-cover decorated en suite, iron mounts including trigger-guard chiselled with foliage on a gilt ground, engraved bone fore-end cap, and bone-tipped wooden ramrodA pair of pistols with related portrait bust plaquettes in ivory and also the same distinctive style of foliage are preserved in the Historieschen Museum, Dresden. See D. Schaal, 1986, p.35, p41 & pp.82-83. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 141 | A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE (MsLLERBsCHSE) BY MICHAEL WAGNER IN CRONACH, DATED 1714 with signed dated octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark over the breech (Neue Stockel 1129), engraved lock decorated with a mounted hunter and a stag set upon by a hound in a wooded landscape (the upper portion of the top-jaw screw missing), fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan-cover and flash-guard, set trigger (incomplete), figured walnut full stock carved with scrolling tendrils about the rear ramrod-pipe (small chips), raised cheek-piece carved with scrollwork, fluted patchbox-cover, steel mounts comprising trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, butt-plate with pronounced heel, three moulded ramrod-pipes, fore-end cap, and original steel-tipped wooden ramrod 88.8cm; 34Pin barrel £2000-2500 | Nil |
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2100 |
| 142 | A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY JOHANNES WILL A HANAU, CIRCA 1680 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, signed lock, engraved with scrolling foliage and garlands of flowers, fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan-cover, and the dog engraved as a lion's head, set trigger, full stock, burrwood butt carved with a small panel of flowers on the cheek-piece, inlaid with a bone panel pierced and engraved with issuant flowers opposite the lock (the fore-end replaced, the butt extended in its working life), horn butt-plate, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers and steel ramrod-pipe (ramrod missing) 63cm; 23Nin barrel £1500-2000 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 143 | AN AUSTRIAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1720 with earlier swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, signed 'Hieronymus Jeger 1653', plain barrel tang numbered '1', with provision for a standing back-sight behind, plain lock fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan-cover and flash-guard, set trigger, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, carved with scrollwork about the barrel tang, the side-plate and the trigger-guard, carved cheek-piece, sliding patchbox-cover applied with a brass panel at each end, brass mounts of shaped outline, comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, butt-plate, three ramrod-pipes, brass fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramord (the ramrod terminal missing) 74cm; 29Bin barrelHieronymus Jeger is recorded in Regensburg circa 1650-63. £1400-1800 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 144 | A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS, CIRCA 1740 with two-stage barrel formed with an eliptical muzzle and octagonal breech, built with an earlier lock inscribed 'A Sedan', fitted with pivot safety-steel, figured walnut full stock carved with raised foliate mouldings about the barrel tang, rear ramrod-pipe, and ahead of the trigger-guard, carved with scrolls about the cheek-piece (the stock with small cracks and repairs), moulded brass mounts including square-tipped trigger-guard, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and solid side-plate, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 88.5cm; 34Pin £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 145 | A FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE MUSKETOON BY BROOKS, CIRCA 1790 with 63cm; 24N in flared iron barrel struck with Ordnance view and proof marks, signed border-engraved lock stamped 'Tower' and with Ordnance mark, figured walnut full stock, the butt with flat-topped comb, brass mounts of regulation type comprising trigger-guard, side-plate, butt-plate and ramrod-pipe, and contemporary brass-tipped wooden ramrod 103.2cm; 40Kin Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. F031. See H.L. Blackmore 1961, p.99. £1400-1800 | Nil |
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4600 |
| 146 | A RARE FLINTLOCK REGULATION RIFLED CARBINE (J GERBsCHSE) FOR LIGHT INFANTRY OF THE PRUSSIAN PRINCIPALITIES OF BRANDENBURG-ANSPACH-BAYREUTH, BY I.C. ST(tm)HR A HANAU, CIRCA 1780-91 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed stepped bevelled lock, set trigger, figured walnut full stock with carved raised mouldings, the butt with raised cheek-piece and sliding patchbox-cover, regulation brass mounts including trumpet-shaped ramrod-pipes, brass fore-end cap, a pair of steel sling swivels, and original brass-tipped iron ramrod 71.3cm; 28Bin barrelJ"gerb chsen of this pattern were introduced in 1757 for issue to the Prussian Korps-Feldj"ger of Brandenburg-Anspach-Bayreuth. The pattern remained in manufacture until 1791 (including issue to the Hessian troops involved in the American Revolutionary War), being superceded in 1796 by a similar carbine manufactured at the Potsdam arsenal. See H.M ller 1991, pp.100-103. £600-800 | Nil |
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4500 |
| 147 | A FLINTLOCK RIFLED CARBINE (J GERBsCHSE) OF REGULATION TYPE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, stepped bevelled lock (possibly an early working replacement), figured walnut full stock, the butt with raised cheek-piece and sliding patchbox-cover, regulation brass mounts including trumpet-shaped ramrod-pipes, brass fore-end cap, a pair of steel sling swivels, and original brass-tipped iron ramrod (the stock and mounts worn) 74cm; 29Bin barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 148 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1760 with two-stage sighted barrel, plain stepped lock, figured walnut half-stock carved with a rococo flower behind the barrel tang and the rear ramrod-pipe, raised cheek-piece carved with a scroll enriched with rococo flowers and inlaid with a star in contrasting colours of horn and bone, brass mounts of shaped outline, horn fore-end cap (one repaired crack), and one steel sling swivel (rear sling swivel and ramrod missing) 109.5cm; 43Bin barrel £500-600 | Nil |
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| 149 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY I.C. IAHN A WERNIGERODE, CIRCA 1750 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, signed lock, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrollwork about the breech tang and the rear ramrod-pipe, raised cheek-piece carved with scrolls and a scallop moulding, sliding patchbox-cover, brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, including solid side-plate decorated with rococo scrolls and scalloped ornament, trigger-guard and butt-plate each chased with rococo shells and scrolls on the finial and engraved en suite, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 59cm; 23Din barrel Joh. Christian Jahn is recorded in Wernigerode, Saxony as an airgun maker in 1750. £500-700 | Nil |
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950 |
