211 |
A LEADING STAFF, 19TH CENTURY with two-stage double-edged blade, the lower portion pierced with a series of geometrical shapes and retaining some gold-painted finish, moulded neck, and a pair of short straps, on a wooden haft (the head patinated) 32.5cm; 12N in head £200-250 | Nil |
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200 |
| 212 | TWO BRASS-MOUNTED POLES FOR GUIDONS, 19TH CENTURY each with screw-in steel spike, moulded globular brass neck and tapering socket, on a faceted wooden haft; and A SPONTOON, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, with pierced brass head, moulded brass neck, and wooden haft 24cm; 9I in head (3) £250-350 | Nil |
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250 |
| 213 | A MACE IN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE of cast iron, with six-flanged head and decorated haft; TWO HORSEMAN'S AXES IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE; A PERSIAN SMALL JAMBIYA, 19TH CENTURY, of iron, the hilt and scabbard decorated with koftgari silver; A LARGE INDO-PERSIAN DOUBLE-HEADED AXE, 19TH CENTURY, the head decorated with silver koftgari; and AN INDO-PERSIAN FINIAL FROM A HAFTED WEAPON, 19TH CENTURY the first: 66cm; 26in (6) Provenance: The Counts von der Asseburg-Rothkirk, removed from Scloss Falkenstein (the first four pieces) £400-500 | 5% |
|
700 |
| 214 | A RARE ITALIAN HALBERD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VENETIAN with broad central blade engraved with foliage (rubbed) , cut with a cusped pattern and fitted beneath with a broad steel collar formed of six vertical loops each interrupted by a chiselled mask, forward leaning axe-blade pierced and engraved with designs of foliage and stylised monsterheads, fitted with a bronze warrior mask on each face, triangular rear fluke pierced and engraved en suite and fitted with a pair of matching bronze masks, fitted with later spiked transverse bolt, a pair of straps (restored), on a later wooden haft 78.5cm; 30P in head Another halberd from this distinctive group was sold in these rooms, 28th June 2006, lot 347, 4320. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 215 | AN ITALIAN HALBERD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with long spike of diamond section, forward leaning curved axe-blade pierced with a pair of cross-shaped apertures, formed with a pierced rounded lug behind the upper and lower tips, the former with a reinforced point, pierced reinforced rear fluke, and a pair of long straps, on a later wooden haft 110.5cm; 43I in head £800-1000 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 216 | AN ITALIAN BILL (RONCONE), EARLY 16TH CENTURY with tapering spike of diamond section, flat hook-shaped blade stamped with a series of eye lash marks along the back edge, straight reinforced rear fluke, a pair of basal lugs, rectangular socket, and a pair straps, on a later wooden haft 77cm; 30D in head £800-1000 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 217 | A LUGGED SPEAR, LATE 15TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, short recessed neck, a pair of triangular basal lugs, conical socket, on a later wooden haft fitted with a pair of straps 53cm; 20N in head £1400-1800 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 218 | A RARE ITALIAN PARTISAN, CIRCA 1530-40 with broad tapering long blade formed with a medial ridge and a pair of slightly up-turned basal lugs, decorated over the lower portion with pointille decoration, faceted tapering socket, and a pair of later straps, on a later wooden haft (the head pitted) 84.4cm; 33D in head A number of partisans with similar pointille decoration and almost certainly from the guard of Henry VIII are preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. See G.M. Wilson 1985, pp.15-20. £1400-1800 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 219 | AN ITALIAN SPEAR, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with broad tapering blade engraved on one side of the blade with a coat-of-arms, six birds in a shield, and a single bird within a wreath on the other, struck beneath with the gothic letters 'FT' on either side of a two-stage medial ridge running over the shaped recessed lower portion, and faceted socket fitted with a moulded latten collar top and bottom (the tip with a small chip), on a fabric-covered wooden haft 76cm; 30in head £700-900 | Nil |
|
2000 |
| 220 | AN ITALIAN BRANDISTOCK, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with long central spike of diamond section, a pair of strongly up-curved basal lugs, moulded collar, faceted socket, and a pair of later straps, on a later wooden haft 72.5cm; 28I in £400-500 | Nil |
|
1100 |
| 221 | A SWISS POL-AXE, LATE 16TH CENTURY with slightly curved axe-blade formed with diagonal back- edges of differing length, and robust rear spike stamped with a mark on each side, on a later wooden haft fitted with four straps, perhaps the original 21cm; 8I in head A pol-axe struck with a similar mark is preserved in the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum. See Dr E.A. Gessler 1928, Taf 12. £800-1000 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 222 | A GERMAN HALBERD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with long central spike of diamond section, forward leaning axe-blade pierced with a circular arrangement of holes and two further groups of three holes, pierced rear-fluke stamped with a mark, a pair of long straps, decorated over its surface with later etching (worn), on a wooden haft fitted with an additional pair of straps 127cm; 50in head £400-500 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 223 | A GERMAN HALBERD, LATE 16TH CENTURY wirth broad leaf-shaped blade formed with a medial ridge, the lower portion of the axe-blade formed with a small cusp (the remainder removed), plain rear fluke, faceted tapering socket, on a later wooden haft 41cm; 16D in head £350-450 | Nil |
|
1500 |
| 224 | A GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD OF THE SAXON ELECTORAL GUARD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY the head formed with a slender triangular spike with strong medial ridge extending to a basal socket, short neck cut with decorative cusped edges, and etched on both sides with a two-stage scrollwork cartouche filled with foliage on a blackened granular ground, plain flat hook-shaped rear fluke fitted with an additional up-turned lug at the base (the lower lug removed), S-shaped blade with cusped inner edges, etched with a strapwork oval cartouche on both sides, enclosing on one side the arms of Saxony and on the other the arms of the Archmarshalship of the Holy Roman Empire, and tubular socket extending to a pair of straps: on a later wooden haft strong medial ridge 94cm; 33in head A number of halberds of similar form and decoration incorporate the abbreviated inscription CDAHZSC on the rear spike for Christian der Andere Herzog zu Sachsen Churfurst. See Kienbusch 1963, no. 571. £2500-3500 | Nil |
|
5200 |
| 225 | A FINE GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD OF THE guard of the EMPEROR FERDINAND I, DATED 1558 with tapering central blade formed with a medial ridge, crescentic axe-blade, and flat rear fluke, both sides etched with a pattern of scrolling leafy tendrils on a matted granular ground, incorporating the date on the fluke, and the axe blade charged with the fire steels and ragged crossed staves of Burgundy impaling a coronet and dividing the cypher FAR, etched socket extending to a pair of straps, on an early wooden haft, perhaps the original, with an additional pair of side-straps (areas of light wear) 57cm; 22I in. Ferdinand I was born in Madrid on the 10th March 1503, the younger brother of the Emperor Charles V. In 1526 he was elected King of Bohemia following the defeat of Suleyman the Magnificent. In 1529 his forces successfully repelled the assault of Sulyeman at the first siege of Vienna. In 1531 he was elected king of the Romans, making him the designated heir of his brother. This continued the process which would eventually convert the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary into the hereditary possession of the Habsburgs. In 1538 Ferdinand succeeded to the crown of Hungary from Prince John Zepolya by the treaty of Nagyverad/Grosswardein. In 1556 Charles V resigned the empire to him though Pope Paul IV refused to acknowledge Ferdinand. On March 14th 1558 Ferdinand assumed the title Holy Roman Emperor without being crowned by the Pope. Another halberd from this group was sold Sotheby's Hanover, 5th October 2005, lot 259, 5185 pounds. £2500-3000 | Nil |
|
7000 |
| 226 | A RARE HALBERD, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISSwith tapering spike of diamond section formed with a recessed rectangular panel at the base, crescentic axe-blade cut with cusped rear edges, down-curved rear spike, a pair of straps, and the head retaining traces of pointilee decoration, on a later wooden haft 50.5cm; 19P in head A pol-axe of very similar form is preserved in the Wallace Collection, no. A928. £1000-1400 | Nil |
|
2200 |
| 227 | A GERMAN HALBERD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with central spike of diamond section, forward leaning slightly curved axe-blade pierced with a slipped trefoil and cut with cusps on the rear edges, rear spike stamped with a mark on one side and pierced and cusped en suite, and a pair of long straps, on a later wooden haft 49.5cm; 19I in head £600-800 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 228 | A GERMAN HALBERD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with central spike of diamond-section, slightly curved forward leaning axe-blade pierced with a quatrefoil, rear spike pierced en suite, and a pair of straps (shortened), on a later wooden haft with an additional pair of later straps 51.5cm; 20D in head £500-600 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 229 | A HALBERD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ITALIAN with central spike of diamond section stamped with two marks and lightly engraved at the base, engraved crescentic axe-blade pierced with shaped holes and formed with a pair lugs shaped as bird heads (a pair of spikes missing from the sides), engraved rear spike pierced en suite and formed with a reinforced tip, engraved socket, a pair of long plain straps, on an early chip carved wooden haft 95.5cm; 37K in head £800-1000 | Nil |
|
2600 |
| 230 | A SWISS HALBERD, 17TH CENTURY with stout central spike, long slightly curved axe-blade stamped with a mark on one side (rubbed), triangular rear fluke cut with a small projection above, a pair of long straps, on its wooden haft fitted with a pair of additional straps 99.5cm; 39D in head For a halberd of strikingly similar form struck with a similar, possibly the same, mark see J.A. Meier, p.245 and ill. 20. £1500-2000 | Nil |
|
2600 |
| 231 | A RARE GERMAN LINSTOCK, 17TH CENTURY formed as a double-headed eagle, with central spike of diamond-section, the base with a pair of heads each fitted with a screw for fixing match, a pair of feathered wings and four-clawed talons, engraved with patterns of feathers throughout, moulded socket, and retaining much early tinned finish throughout: on a later wooden haftA similar linstock, formerly in the Beardmore collection, is preserved in the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection, The Philadelphia Musuem of Art, no. 610. Another from the Nuremberg Castle collection, was sold 1890, lot 1941. £1000-1200 | Nil |
|
4000 |
| 232 | AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE, 17TH CENTURY with near spherical head formed of eight shaped flanges and fitted with a moulded button finial at the top, tapering polygonal haft formed with a raised moulding top and bottom, the lower portion of tapering cylindrical form and decorated with spiralling lines arranged in fours, and later wooden grip (light pitting, the haft with small holes along the seam) 68cm; 26N in £1800-2200 | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 233 | AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE, 17TH CENTURY with spherical head formed of six near semi-circular flanges, cylindrical haft formed with a raised collar beneath the head and pierced for a thong, the grip formed with a raised moulding at the top and bottom, decorated with spiralling linear ornament, and with a button finial top and bottom (pitted throughout) 53.4cm; 21in £1200-1800 | Nil |
|
1200 |
| 234 | A SAXON MINER's GUILD AXE, LATE 17TH CENTURY with iron blade pierced with a slipped quatrefoil and stamped with a cross and orb mark on one side, square rear pean, figured hardwood haft inlaid over its full surface with pellets and engraved plaques, including a pair of praying miners in contemporary dress at the foot of the cross at the top, and engraved bone basal cap engraved with the crossed swords of the Archmarshallship of the empire, the owners initials IME, and a miner's axe and hammer (losses) 71.8cm; 28D in £800-1000 | Nil |
|
800 |
| 235 | A DECORATED AXE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with stout central spike chiselled with beadwork around the base, shaped axe blade chiselled with a mounted armoured knight on one side and with a panel of scrolling foliage on the other, set with nine conical spikes on the socket, on its hardwood haft profusely inlaid with engraved staghorn masks and pellets enriched with brass stars and wire, and staghorn basal cap carved in relief with a pair of Herculean figures clubbing a monster, and with iron suspension loop 76.5cm; 30B in overall £800-1000 | Nil |
|
1300 |
| 236 | A SPONTOON, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SAXON with broad spear-shaped head, near circular pierced neck, tapering moulded socket inscribed with an arsenal number, on a later wooden haft adapted for mounting a flag 28cm; 11in headA spontoon of similar form is preserved in the Stadt- und Bergbau Museums, Freiberg. See K.Hilbert 1998, p.128, no. 196. £300-350 | Nil |
|
450 |
| 237 | TWO BAVARIAN PARTISANS FROM THE GUARD OF CARL THEODORE, ELECTOR OF THE PALATINE, CIRCA 1777-95 with minor differences, each with broad double-edged blade tapering to a spiked point, etched with the crowned Electoral monogram on each face, faceted socket formed with a pair of straps, on its original wooden haft fitted with conical iron shoe (the heads each pitted, one monogram refreshed, one haft warped) 33.5cm; 13D in and 35cm; 13N in heads (2) £600-800 | Nil |
|
800 |
| 238 | A RARE ELIZABETH II YEOMAN OF THE GUARD PARTISAN etched and gilt with the crowned Royal Arms above the Royal cypher on a blued panel within a gilt frame, white metal socket and straps, on its wooden haft with white metal shoe and complete with its tassel 69.5cm; 27I in headProvenance: Wilkinson Sword Company Partisans from this group rarely come on to the market as the entire stock at the Tower of London and St James's Palace is normally sent to Wilkinson Sword Company to have the new cypher applied with the change of each monarch. £500-600 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 239 | Another ELIZABETH II YEOMAN OF THE GUARD PARTISAN similar 69.5cm; 27I in head Provenance: Wilkinson Sword Company See footnote to previous lot. £500-600 | Nil |
|
1300 |
| 240 | AN OFFICER's SMALL-SWORD BY BLAND & FOSTER, ST JAMES's, LONDON, CIRCA 1788-91 with straight single-edged blade of regulation type, engraved with the crowned Royal arms on each side and inscribed with the maker's signature on the back-edge, polished steel hilt including boatshell guard (chipped), a pair of recurved quillons with flattened globular terminals, faceted pommel, and original grip of plaited wire, complete with its original signed steel locket, chape and a portion of its leather scabbard (the mounts pitted) 82.5cm; 32I in blade John Highmore Bland was Royal sword Cutler and Beltmaker to George III working at 68 St James's Street. He was joined by Robert Foster in 1787 £300-400 | Nil |
|
500 |
