150 |
A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1750 with octagonal swamped sighted brass barrel rifled with seven grooves, engraved with a panel of strapwork over the breech, engraved brass lock na |
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1500 |
| 151 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY TANNER A LAUTERBACH CIRCA 1690 with heavy octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed rounded lock (defective), set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised square moulding about the barrel tang, raised cheek-piece, the butt formed with a pronounced heel (the stock worn), steel mounds including trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, and three moulded ramrod-pipes (the tang of the butt-plate lifting, the ramrod missing its upper portion) 87.6cm; 34Iin barrelJohan Christian Danner is recorded in Lauterbach and Hanau, Hessen, circa 1690-1720. £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 152 | A RARE GERMAN BUTT RESERVOIR AIRGUN BY JOHAN ADAM STRAUB A BIBRICH, DATED 1757 with two-stage barrel fitted with silver fore-sight formed as a crouching bird, chiselled girdle inlaid with gold tassels, octagonal breech signed 'ES*HAT*MICH*GE*MACHT*JOHAN* ADAM*STRAUB*' and inlaid with a reclining classical figure, perhaps Fidelity, ahead of the back-sight, the breech overlaid with an engraved brass panel decorated with a further classical figure, breech tang overlaid with an engraved brass panel, dated lock inscribed 'a Bibrich' and fitted with dummy flintlock mechanism, moulded figured walnut half-stock carved with foliage about the barrel tang, engraved gilt-brass mounts including solid side-plate decorated with a hunting scene, trigger-guard engraved with a crowned scrolling serpent and butt-plate incorporating a trap-cover for the reservoir, horn fore-end cap, and original wooden ramrod (the stock worn, the ramrod tip missing) 104.8cm; 41Din barrel £1800-2200 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 153 | AN AUSTRIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH STOCKL, NEUSTADT, CIRCA 1770 with faux Turkish etched twist barrel retained by a single engraved brass band, formed with a long tapering sighting flat, encrusted with silver scrollwork at the muzzle, over the median and the breech, the latter chiselled with acanthus mouldings, chiselled breech tang decorated with a horned bust, signed lock engraved with mythological figures, figured walnut half-stock carved with scrollwork about the breech tang (stock rubbed), behind the rear ramrod-pipe and over the butt, carved cheek-piece, engraved brass mounts including solid side-plate and butt-plate each of shaped outline and decorated with mythological figures within rococo frames (rubbed), wooden trigger-guard overlaid with an engraved brass plaque, vacant rococo escutcheon, engraved brass fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod 100.2cm; 39Iin barrel £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 154 | A FINE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY YBARZABAL EN EIBAR, DATED 1815 with blued two-stage swamped barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, chiselled with a band of acanthus on a gilt ground at the girdle, stamped with gold-lined barrelsmith's marks, further decorative marks, and an inscription including the date over the breech, engraved polished steel breech tang incorporating a moulded back-sight, lightly engraved polished steel lock with gold-lined maker's mark, figured walnut half-stock carved with raised mouldings and simple flowers behind the barrel tang and the rear ramrod-pipe, fluted butt, chequered grip and fore-end, polished steel mounts including trigger-guard with acanthus finial and vestigial butt-plate, and original baleen ramrod (the stock with very minor scratches and chips) 88.7cm; 34Pin barrel £1800-2400 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 155 | A SPANISH MADRID-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY PASQUAL, CIRCA 1750 with two-stage Italian barrel retained by a shaped silver band and with gold-lined barrelsmiths stamps, fitted with engraved silver fore-and back-sight each formed as a crouching game bird, signed lock engraved with a bird-of-prey devouring a serpent beneath the pan and a warrior reclining on a trophy-of-arms on the tail (the cock with a brazed repair), figured walnut half stock, carved cheek-piece, chequered grip, moulded steel trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the stock with small chips and light bruising) 89cm; 35in barrel £600-800 | Nil |
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700 |
| 156 | A SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK FOWLING-PIECE, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with two-stage swamped barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight and retained by a single engraved brass band, stamped with gold-lined barrelsmiths mark of V Rusta of Eibar over the breech, sparsely engraved lock stamped with maker's mark of Jose Astiazaran, figured walnut half-stock fluted over the butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with a further maker's stamp, and associated steel ramrod (the steel parts pitted, the stock with small chips) 94cm; 37in barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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| 157 | A FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY WOOD, YORK, FITTED WITH EARLIER BARREL BY NEWTON OF GRANTHAM CIRCA 1800 with signed browned swamped sighted barrel formed in four stages, blued breech signed 'Wood, York', engraved blued breech tang, signed stepped lock with roller, figured walnut half-stock cut with a trellis pattern of chequering over the grip, engraved blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with an elaborate flower on the bow, engraved blued butt-plate en suite with the trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap, and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod (refinished throughout, engraving refreshed) 130cm; 51Bin barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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500 |
| 158 | A RARE BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK PARK RIFLE BY BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON PROOF MARKS AND FOREIGNERS MARK, CIRCA 1765 with swamped sighted barrel rifled with twelve shallow grooves, signed within a looped linear frame over the flat and with grooved ramp at the rear, engraved tang, the breech fitted with a screw-in plug operated by the trigger-guard underneath, signed border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (the forward portion of the fore-end replaced, probably within its early working life), and engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a flowerhead (the steel parts with areas of light piting, the stock with minor bruising) 92.4cm; 36Gin barrelGriffin made a number of rifles of this type. See W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back 1975, pp. 115-116. See also E. Griffin 1993, pp.208-211. £2500-3000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 159 | A flintlock Volunteer Infantry Rifle of Baker type by Brander & Potts circa 1820-30 with sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, fitted with regulation bayonet bar, signed lock, figured walnut full stock hollowed for the ramrod, raised cheek-piece, brass mounts of regulation type including butt-plate, patchbox-cover, and ramrod-pipes, with its iron ramrod (the steel parts pitted throughout, complete with an 1800 pattern Baker Rifle Bayonet by Wooley & Deakin (patinated, the hilt rubbed, quillon chipped) £3500-4000 | Nil |
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| 160 | A GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY almost certainly built from a flintlock musket, with sighted barrel of regulation type, stepped lock, figured walnut full stock with simple raised mouldings, very short combed butt, brass mounts including trigger-guard and rear ramrod-pipe each chiselled with acanthus on the terminals, and regulation brass-tipped steel ramrod 95.4cm; 37Kin barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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600 |
| 161 | A D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY DURS EGG, CIRCA 1790 with rebrowned twist barrels, fitted with silver fore-sight, signed in gold and inlaid with a pair of gold lines at the breech, engraved case-hardened breech tang with groove back-sight, signed engraved stepped locks fitted with small rollers, figured walnut half-stock carved with a raised moulding interrupted by a bouquet behind the breech tang, cut with a pattern of trellis chequering over the grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a hound in pursuit of water fowl, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original (the steel parts patinated) 85.8cm; 33Nin barrels £2000-2500 | Nil |
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3300 |
| 162 | A D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY MORTIMER & SON, ST JAMES'S ST, LONDON, CIRCA 1815 with rebrowned twist barrels fitted with silver fore-sight, engraved case-hardened patent breeches stamped with platinum-lined maker's stamp and inlaid with platinum lines, platinum lined vents, finely engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed engraved case-hardened locks decorated with border ornament and partridge on the tails, engraved 'French' cocks, rainproof pans and rollers (the steels with removable modern faces), figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (one side with a repaired crack), engraved blued trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, engraved rear ramrod-pipe en suite, engraved reblued butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod 76.4cm; 30Bin barrels £3000-4000 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 163 | A FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN SIGNED BISSELL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1825 with rebrowned sighted three-stage barrel, case-hardened breech inlaid with a pair of gold-lines, platinum-lined vent, signed stepped lock engraved with scrollwork, fitted with rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, carved cheek-piece, engraved trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms, vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (butt-plate patinated) 82.2cm; 31Gin barrel £1500-1800 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 164 | A FLINTLOCK LARGE BORE SPORTING RIFLE, SIGNED MORTIMER BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned octagonal twist sighted barrel rifled with nine narrow grooves, signed stepped lock fitted with roller, engraved with water fowl on the tail, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, engraved steel butt-plate decorated en suite with the lock, horn fore-end cap, vacant silver escutcheon, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod 68.5cm; 27in barrel £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 165 | AN AMERICAN PERCUSSION PLAINS RIFLE, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, fitted with silver fore-sight on a brass bed, inscribed 'Wm Seaton' over the breech and fitted with drum percussion bolster, plain slender breech tang, border-engraved back-action lock engraved with game birds (hammer associated), double set trigger, figured hardwood half-stock, applied with numerous engraved silver plaques, including moon masks, a sunburst, a Federal Eagle, a fish and a tomahawk, the butt fitted with later so-called 'coffee-grinder' for black powder on the right, brass mounts comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon, and silver -fore-end cap (later ramrod) 95.4cm; 37Kin barrel £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 166 | AN AMERICAN PERCUSSION PLAINS RIFLE, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with octagonal barrel rifled with seven narrow grooves and lightly inscribed with a pair of initials over the breech (perhaps JH, now rubbed), imported lock stamped 'Warranted' and engraved with a turkey, highly figured full stock applied with shaped silver plaques, engraved brass skeleton patchbox-cover, small scrolling side-plate, moulded brass trigger-guard, butt-plate and ramrod-pipes, plain brass fore-end cap, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the barrel and lock worn, the stock with minor bruising and scratches) 102.2cm; 40Din barrel £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 167 | A SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 PERCUSSION NAVY CARBINE, NO. C.1251 of standard production specifications, fitted with Lawrence patent ladder back-sight, and stamped with an anchor mark on the breech (areas of wear, the steel parts refinished) 55.8cm; 22in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 168 | A .58 CALIBRE MODEL 1855 U.S. TAPE-PRIMED PERCUSSION RIFLE MUSKET BY SPRINGFIELD, DATED 1857 of standard production specifications, the breech stamped with the date (rubbed), the letters 'V', 'P' and eagle's head mark, the lock with standard markings and complete with its original tape-priming magazine, with its ramrod and bayonet, and remaining in good condition throughout 101.6cm; 40in barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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950 |
| 169 | A .577 CALIBRE 1853 PATTERN THIRD MODEL ENFIELD RIFLED PERCUSSION MUSKET BY THE LONDON ARMOURY COMPANY, DATED 1862 of regulation specifications, the breech stamped with the letters L.A.C and London proof marks, the lock also stamped L.A.C, crowned 'V.R.' and the date, the stock stamped with London Armoury mark and the date on the right of the butt and with inspectors mark on the left, complete with its steel ramrod, and remaining in good condition throughout 98cm; 38Kin barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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650 |
| 170 | AN INDIAN THREE BAND PERCUSSION MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY stamped with Indian Arsenal markings on the barrel, complete with its ramrod; and AN INDIAN PERCUSSION MUSKET, 19th Century the first: 83.8cm; 33in barrel (2) £200-250 | Nil |
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| 171 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY HENRY NOCK CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with two-stage sighted barrel stamped with gold-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech, stepped lock stamped with gold-lined maker's mark, figured walnut half-stock, and iron mounts (worn throughout, ramrod replaced) 68cm; 26Nin barrel £200-250 | Nil |
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| 172 | A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY HOLLIS, 346 HIGH STREET CHELTENHAM, NO. 3757, CIRCA 1850 with signed browned twist sighted barrels, engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened back-action locks, highly figured walnut half-stock cut with chequering over the fore-end and grip, engraved blued steel mounts, including trigger-guard decorated with a game vignette and incorporating lever trigger release, original brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and retaining some original finish throughout: in its original brass-bound mahogany case, lined in maroon baize, retaining a number of contemporary accessories including combination turnscrew and nipple-wrench contained in a leather pouch, wad-cutter, and powder-flask, the lid fitted with brass escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, together with a game license for Sir William Russell Bart, dated 24th August 1854 63.5cm; 25in barrels Provenance: Lt.General Sir William Russell, Stokesay Court, sold Sotheby's, 30th September 1994, lot 1247.Lt.-General Sir William Russell was born in Calcutta in April 1822, the only son of Sir William Russell M.D. He was commissioned Cornet in the 7th Hussars in July 1841, Lieutenant in February 1846 and rose rapidly through the ranks to Captain in 1847. He was master of the Horse1849-50, ADC 1850-52, and Lt. Colonel of his regiment November 1858. He was made CB on 11th May 1859 and received the India medal with clasp. He was made Lieutenant General in July 1881. The 7th Hussars saw much service during the India Mutiny where Sir William's regiment joined under Sir James Outram in February 1858. They were involved in the Siege of Lucknow, the actions at Baree Nawabgants, and Sultanpore. They distinguished themselves in 'the pursuit of the enemy at Raptee' and, in 1859, helped to drive the rebels into Nepal. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 173 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BURNAND, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, CIRCA 1850with signed sighted twist barrel formed with a very short flat, engraved case-hardened breech and breech tang, signed scroll-engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock with chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel trigger-guard and butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the stock with light bruising) 76cm; 29Pin barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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550 |
| 174 | A PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY WILLIAM FOX, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned sighted barrel formed in two stages, engraved breech and breech tang, signed engraved back-action lock decorated with a hound putting up a snipe, figured walnut half-stock stained in imitation of burrwood, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, white metal fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts pitted) 79.5cm; 31Din barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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| 175 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY BY W. THOMAS, LINCOLN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with signed sighted barrel, engraved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved lock, walnut half-stock stained in imitation of burrwood, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, horn fore-end cap, and vacant white metal escutcheon (later ramrod, the steel parts worn, the barrel, lock and butt-plate recoloured) 62.5cm; 24Kin barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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400 |
| 176 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY WOOD, WORCESTER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840-50 with rebrowned sighted barrel formed in three stages, engraved case-hardened breech and breech tang each decorated with scrollwork, signed engraved back-action lock figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, white metal fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 89.5cm; 35Din barrel £250-350 | Nil |
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| 177 | A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED NOCK, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with twist sighted barrels, stamped with the serial number 3184 and the barrelsmith's initials HG beneath, signed scroll-engraved locks (signature rubbed), figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, stamped with the serial number 5017 behind the trigger-guard, and engraved steel mounts (worn throughout, ramrod missing) 67.5cm; 26Kin barrels 44.7cm; 17Kin (2) The use of Naval and Maritime subjects on the barrel and mounts and the high quality of these pistols would suggest that these were made for presentation to a Senior Naval Officer. A pair of pistols by the same maker, with similarly decorated barrels and with very similar silver mounts struck with Paris silver marks and the same maker's mark as the present pistols were presented by Napoleon to Captain Coronado in 1802. A further pair of pistols by Boutet also with similar barrels and very similar silver mounts struck with Rouen mark for the same period were sold Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 1st April, 2004 lot 258 (£28,680). £200-250 | Nil |
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| 178 | A FINE PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS OF PRESENTATION QUALITY BY BOUTET DIRECTEUR ARTISTE A VERSAILLES NO. 51, ROUEN SILVER MARKS FOR 1798-1808, MAKERS MARK, IN A DIAMOND THE INITIALS IM BENEATH A FIVE-POINTED STAR with sighted barrels formed in two stages and cut with micro-groove rifled bores, struck with the mark of Jean Nicolas Leclerc (Neue Stockel 3741) and a further mark beneath the breeches, and with the maker's name 'Boutet' within a rectangle on each side of the sighting flat above, decorated at the muzzles with a band of gold foliage carrying fouled anchors, and over the breeches with a large panel filled with martial trophies, the sterns of two ships, a globe, cresents, a trident, garlands and palmette, all in gold against a finely matted ground (the barrels rebrowned, the gold with losses), engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated with neo-classical foliage and incorporating the back-sight, bevelled locks signed 'Boutet Directeur Artiste' and 'Manufre ... Versailles' respectively (the cocks expertly replaced), gold-lined pans, set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks, finely chequered butts carved with a band of scale ornament and a demi-flower at the base on each side (small bruises), full silver mounts cast and chased in high relief, comprising trigger-guards decorated with the stern of a ship on the bow, the finial formed as a neoclassical urn with an anchor at the base and filled with a bouquet of sea-shells, butt-caps decorated with a fouled anchor issuant from a laurel wreath fore and aft, decorated with a pair of addorsed marine monsters on each side, all against a finely punched 'fish-roe' ground, two-piece scalloped side-plates, retaining much gilt wash throughout, and with no provision for a ramrod The use of Naval and Maritime subjects on the barrel and mounts and the high quality of these pistols would suggest that these were made for presentation to a Senior Naval Officer. A pair of pistols by the same maker, with similarly decorated barrels and with very similar silver mounts struck with Paris silver marks and the same maker's mark as the present pistols were presented by Napoleon to Captain Coronado in 1802. A further pair of pistols by Boutet also with similar barrels and very similar silver mounts struck with Rouen mark for the same period were sold Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 1st April, 2004 lot 258 (£28,680). £8000-10000 | Nil |
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10000 |
| 179 | A PAIR OF IRISH FLINTLOCK OFFICERS PISTOLS BY GEORGE TURNER, 154 CAPEL STREET, DUBLIN circa 1820 with browned twist sighted barrels signed in full on a long flat, stamped with Dublin census marks, case-hardened breeches inlaid with two pairs of gold lines, platinum vents, finely engraved case-hardened breech tangs fitted with standing back-sights, signed engraved stepped case-hardened locks with rainproof pans, rollers, and engraved pierced cocks (the top-jaws and screws each replaced), figured walnut half-stocks (one fore-end cracked), saw-handled chequered butts, engraved blued steel mounts including spurred trigger-guards with pineapple finials, silver fore-end caps, vacant silver escutcheons, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrods (the ramrod-pipes each repaired): in their original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (the case lid with minor cracks, small chips and losses, the lining with areas of moth and wear) 35.5cm; 14in £6000-8000 | Nil |
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6500 |
