91 |
SEVEN PAIRS AND ONE SINGLE SOUTH AMERICAN STIRRUP, 19TH CENTURY comprising a pair of Argentinean stirrups cast and chiselled with a pair of foxes with a mask between; another pair, in silver engraved with scrolls and flowers; a pair of Brazilian white metal stirrups with moulded arches and plain treads; another pair cast with a pierced arrangement of foliage carrying a five-pointed star; a single Brazilian white metal stirrup; another pair of shoe-shaped form; and a pair of Chilean clog-shaped carved wooden stirrups (15) £300-400 | Nil |
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270 |
| 92 | FOUR PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN SPURS, 19TH CENTURY the first two of white metal, with decorated heel bands and star-shaped steel rowels; the third of white metal with shaped heel bands cast with foliage, and multi-spiked rowels fitted with a pierced foliate washer on each side; and another pair, of white metal (8) £200-300 | Nil |
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180 |
| 93 | TWO PAIRS OF MEXICAN ROWEL SPURS, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with U-shaped heel bands, pierced slotted terminals for attaching straps, moulded necks extending to a pair of long pierced rectangular panels, large multi-spiked rowels fitted with a pair of coins for washers; the second similar, the heel bands applied with contrasting patterns of silver chevron (4) £300-500 | Nil |
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300 |
| 94 | TWO PAIRS OF MEXICAN ROWEL SPURS, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first with U-shaped heel bands with slotted terminals, short moulded neck extending to a bar of slightly curved solid panels, decorated over its entire surface with patterns of silver including chevron on the upper and lower surfaces, each fitted with multi-spiked rowel and retaining its original silver-mounted leather straps; the second pair formed entirely of white metal, the heel band chiselled with scrollwork and each with multi-spiked rowel (4) £300-500 | Nil |
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250 |
| 95 | TWO PAIRS OF SOUTH AMERICAN SPURS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY the first of steel with shaped heel bands with pierced slotted terminals for attaching straps, pierced shaped necks fitted with a large white metal foliate washer, and rowel of eight spikes; the second formed entirely of white metal with arched heel bands decorated with beadwork and chiselled ornament and each with multi-spiked rowel. (4) £300-500 | Nil |
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280 |
| 96 | THREE PAIRS OF SPURS, 19TH CENTURY, SPANISH AND SOUTH AMERICAN the first pair of russet iron with U-shaped heel bands, slightly recurved swelling necks and a rowel of twelve points; the second pair probably South American, with lightly engraved heel bands and necks, the latter fitted with a rowel of ten spikes and a pair of jingle bells; and another pair of spurs, probably South American, 19th Century (6) £300-500 | Nil |
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320 |
| 97 | A FINE MALAYSIAN BRONZE LANTAKA GUN, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with multi-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle, cast with raised mouldings and foliage, pierced scrolling fore-sight, cartouche of foliage over the chase and engraved with diagonal panels of scrolling foliage over the first reinforce, raised vent with a pierced lug on either side for a pan cover, characteristic hollow cascabel for a tiller, a pair of finely cast lifting-handles formed as monsters, and fitted with its original bronze swivel mount: on a turned wooden base 146.5cm; 57 3/4in barrel 4cm; 1 1/3in bore Provenance Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon £1800-2200 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 98 | A 14 BORE SIND FLINTLOCK MUSKET, MID-19TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrel retained by an alternating arrangement of six slender and seven broad bands each engraved with arabesque designs, fitted with standing back-sight at the breech and moulded pan (pan-cover missing), steel serpentine (broken) and shaped trigger, figured hardwood full stock with pronounced hooked butt, profusely applied over much of its surface with shaped brass panels engraved en suite with the barrel bands, the butt decorated en suite and set with red and colourless pastes (restorations), brass butt-cap, three brass sling swivels, brass pricker cover (pricker missing), and engraved brass fore-end cap, and iron ramrod 119.5cm; 47in barrel £500-800 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 99 | A 7 BORE INDIAN FLINTLOCK GUN, DATED 1811 with heavy swamped sighted barrel swelling towards the muzzle (pitted), fitted at the breech with standing back-sight, plain tang, rounded lock struck with the East India Company rampant lion and the date (the cock an early working replacement), figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, slender faceted butt inlaid with numerous engraved shaped bone plaques, steel mounts comprising trigger-guard, a pair of sling swivels, and three ramrod-pipes, and steel ramrod 92cm; 36 1/4in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 100 | A 22 BORE INDIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MATCHLOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PUNJAB with octagonal barrel decorated with a panel of gold foliage at the breech and muzzle (small losses) and retained by three shaped slender silver bands, the rear band enclosing the back-sight (fore-sight missing), the action enclosed on each side by a shaped silver plaque, pierced serpentine decorated with gold, pierced shaped brass trigger, figured hardwood full stock fluted behind the breech, a pair of silver sling swivels, and original steel ramrod 127.5cm; 50 1/4in barrel Three guns of related type are preserved in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait. See R. Elgood 1995, pp. 174-5, 178-9. £600-800 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 101 | A 28 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by four slender brass bands and a single steel band enclosing the back-sight at the breech (fore-sight missing), the action enclosed on each side by a shaped steel plaque etched with an 'orange peel' design, pierced serpentine, pierced shaped trigger, and fitted on the right with a chain for a pricker (pricker missing), figured hardwood full stock fluted behind the breech, and the butt-cap formed of contrasting layers of bone and horn, and original steel ramrod 125cm; 49 1/4in barrel £400-500 | Nil |
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| 102 | AN 18 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped sighted barrel of 'orange peel' patterned twist steel, formed with a long sighting flat and engraved with an arsenal inscription, the breech with standing back-sight and moulded pan (pivot-cover missing), the lock enclosed by a flat shaped plate of matching steel engraved with a band of border ornament on each side, fitted with moulded serpentine, pierced engraved trigger, hardwood full stock, stained black and grooved for sighting behind the breech, slender faceted butt of characteristic form, a pair of brass sling swivels, and steel ramrod 102.5cm; 40 3/8in barrel Provenance Robin Wigington, Poet's Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon For a gun with a barrel of similar pattern see L. S. Figiel 1991, p. 137. £200-300 | Nil |
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| 103 | A RARE 16 BORE INDIAN HAND-IGNITED GUN, 18TH CENTURY with four-stage barrel swelling toward the muzzle, fitted with integral pan on the right, and the breech drawn-out to a very long tiller with bulbous terminal 89.5cm; 35 1/4in overall £150-200 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 104 | A 40 BORE INDIAN COMBINED MATCHLOCK PISTOL AND AXE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel fitted with a pair of ramrod-pipes beneath, integral pan (pivot-cover missing), standing back-sight, the breech extending to a faceted moulded neck, and small axe-blade with crescentic head (patinated overall) 39cm; 15 3/8in £100-150 | Nil |
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250 |
| 105 | A 20 BORE BALKAN LONG FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by three large white metal bands repousée with scrolls, engraved lock, hardwood full stock inlaid with pierced white metal plaques, the butt applied with further plaques en suite with the barrel bands, white metal side-plate set with a red paste, later engraved brass trigger-guard, and imitation ramrod 70.5cm; 27 3/4in £200-300 | Nil |
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450 |
| 106 | A PAIR OF 20 BORE TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY each with two-stage sighted barrel stamped with faux proof marks and signatures over the breech, grooved tang, strongly bevelled engraved lock with chiselled tail, hardwood full stock carved with foliage, chiselled and engraved brass mounts including pierced side-plate, spurred pommel, and trigger-guard with acanthus finial, and each with imitation ramrod 49.5cm 19 1/2in (2) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 107 | A PAIR OF CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOLS, DAGHESTAN, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY each with swamped barrel retained by three chased nielloed silver bands (one missing), chiselled with a long flat sparsely decorated with gold foliage including the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech, the tang overlaid with nielloed silver incorporating the back-sight and extending over the spine of the butt, lock of characteristic form overlaid with silver nielloed flowers and foliage (one top-jaw replaced), figured walnut full stock applied with nielloed silver panels, characteristic ball-shaped butt overlaid with nielloed silver fitted with a steel ring for suspension (the silver with small losses), steel button trigger, one decorated with gold, and nielloed fore-end cap en suite with the barrel bands 47cm; 18 1/2in Provenance Jacques Arlaud, St Ouen, 1959 (2) £3000-5000 | Nil |
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5500 |
| 108 | A RARE TURKISH BOW, QUIVER AND SIX ARROWS, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY the bow of composite construction, including a long panel of horn decorated with a border of gold scrollwork on the front, the inner face lined with fishskin and retaining a string of sinew, perhaps the original; the quiver of leather, the front covered with red velvet and applied with a series of large pierced gilt-brass plaques all stamped with scrollwork, and the border studded with numerous smaller pierced lozenge-shaped plaques (the central plaques missing), the top corner pierced for suspension; and the arrows retaining some paint, three retaining their steel heads, and one with a portion of its feather flight the bow: 83cm; 32 3/4in the quiver: 55cm; 21 3/4in high (3) This lot, along with the following two, was almost certainly part of the booty taken at the Siege of Vienna on 12th September 1683 See E. Petrasch et al 1991, pp. 235-237,and p.242. £4000-6000 | Nil |
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10000 |
| 109 | A TURKISH SILVER-MOUNTED SABRE, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade double-edged for its last quarter, silver hilt comprising cross-piece engraved with a star divided by tulips, straight quillons with bud-shaped terminals (one terminal missing), back-strap engraved with trellis, and original hardwood grip-scales carved with chevron pattern and retained by three domed silver rivets, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard, with silver chape engraved with flowers, a pair of engraved brass bands for suspensions, silver locket chiselled with further flowers and foliage (the scabbard mounts with some early working repairs), and the silver parts retaining some original gilding throughout 80cm; 31 1/2in blade See footnote to previous lot and E. Petrasch et al 1991, pp. 185-192. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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14000 |
| 110 | A RARE TURKISH ARM DEFENCE, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY formed of a low medially-ridged tapering main-plate, decorated over much of its surface with large brass scrolls (small losses), fitted with two slender side-plates, the principle borders studded with gilt-brass flower-shaped rivets, retaining its original mail hand-defence of small riveted links, studded with further gilt-brass rivets, and the inside with much of its original buff leather lining (small losses) 59cm; 23 1/4in overall Three related arm defences formerly in the Türckische Kammer of the Markgraves of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach are preserved in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe. See footnote to previous lot and E. Petrasch et al 1991, pp. 91-93 . £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 111 | A RARE MILITARY SABRE IN THE EAST EUROPEAN TASTE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY STYRIAN with curved blade formed with a double-edged hatchet point for its last third, cut with a broad shallow fuller on each side and struck with an eye lash mark (rubbed) on one side, steel hilt comprising a pair of long straight tapering quillons of near square-section, a pair of long langets extending over the blade and into the grip, beak-shaped cap pommel (the hilt lightly pitted), and retaining its original leather-covered wooden grip 79.3cm; 31 1/4in blade A number of similar swords are preserved in the Landeszeughaus, Graz. See P. Krenn 1997, pp. 34-37. £800-1000 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 112 | A RARE MILITARY SABRE IN THE EAST EUROPEAN TASTE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY STYRIAN with curved blade formed with a double-edged hatchet point for its last portion, struck with the bladesmith's mark, a pair of crossed swords on each side, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons, one up-turned to form the knuckle-guard, a pair of langets extending over the blade and into the grip, thumb-loop, flat pointed pommel cap, and retaining its original leather-covered wooden grip 81.2cm; 32in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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3800 |
| 113 | A VERY RARE MILITARY ESTOC, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY STYRIAN with tapering blade of stiff-diamond section, steel hilt comprising figure-of-eight shaped quillons each interrupted by a four part globular moulding, fitted with an asymmetrical shaped plate above and a collar enclosing the forte beneath, faceted globular pommel, and original leather-covered wooden grip (small losses), in its original wooden scabbard with long faceted steel chape and locket each with provision for a suspension mount (the mounts and leather covering missing), and the steel parts retaining some original tinned finish throughout 100.5cm; 39 1/2in blade This belongs to the so-called German style of estoc which were produced in Graz, Judenburg and Passau. A number of other examples are preserved in the Landeszeughaus, Graz. See P. Krenn 1997, pp. 30-31. £4000-6000 | Nil |
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7000 |
| 114 | A GERMAN MILITARY SABRE, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with curved blade formed with a double-edged hatchet point for its last third, cut with a pair of long slender fullers of differing length on each side, and stamped with the letters 'PANIA' twice on one side, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of straight quillons incised with pairs of chevrons and with small bud-shaped finials, knuckle-guard and outer ring-guard each interrupted by a moulding en suite, and the pommel formed as a stylised dog's head decorated with further pairs of chevrons, and retaining a portion of its wooden grip 83.5cm; 32 7/8in blade £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 115 | A GERMAN MILITARY SWORD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade cut with a long fuller and decorated with a series of stylised flowers and small eye lash marks on each side, steel hilt of flattened rounded bars, comprising a pair of strongly down-curved quillons cut with a single chevron towards the terminals, outer ring-guard interrupted by a recessed oval moulding, recurved knuckle-guard, and flattened waisted ovoid pommel cut with a chevron top and bottom, and associated grip bound with plaited wire 71cm; 28in blade This sword is related to the group associated with the Austrian Imperial Guard, of which four examples are preserved in the Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer, Vienna (inv. nos. A896, 1558, 1562 and 1584). £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 116 | A RARE VIKING SWORD, CIRCA 850-950 in excavated condition, with broad double-edged pattern-welded blade tapering towards the tip, steel hilt comprising straight rectangular cross-piece with rounded tips, matching narrower pommel, and the tang pierced with a single hole 76.8cm; 30 1/4in blade The hilt conforms to Petersen type M. Two other swords of this type are preserved in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris, and the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oslo. The blade of the present sword shows traces of pattern-welded design on both faces. This, along with its form, would suggest a date possibly as early as the 8th or early 9th century, and it is likely that the blade was reused from an earlier sword at some point in the 10th Century. See I. Pierce 2002, pp. 85-86. £6000-8000 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 117 | A FINE VIKING SILVER-INLAID SWORD POMMEL, 9TH CENTURY in excavated condition, of hollow trilobate tea cosy form, inlaid over its full surface with very slender silver lines, and the front remaining in good condition (the reverse pitted, the inlays obscured and merged in places) 3.5cm; 1 3/8in high £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 118 | A RARE EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with long straight blade double-edged for the last 20cm, the forte enclosed by a shaped panel extending over the edge of the blade on each side, iron hilt comprising a pair of short quillons with flattened spatulate terminals, a small diamond-shaped panel in the centre on one side, tall flattened cap pommel, and retaining a very small portion of its original grip 102.2cm; 40 1/4in blade The most famous sword from this distinctive group is the so-called sword of Charlemagne preserved in the former Imperial Schatzkammer, Vienna, inv. no. WS XIII 5. For a discussion of these swords see J. V. Kalmár 1935/6, pp. 150-155. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 119 | A RARE EAST EUROPEAN SWORD, 9TH/10TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with long straight blade of flattened diamond-section, double-edged for the last 16.5cm, straight cross-piece formed of a pair of very short quillons with pointed terminals and a central diamond-shaped panel on each side, tall bronze pommel of flattened pear-shaped form, and the tang retaining a single rivet and a small portion of its grip 75cm; 29 1/2in blade See footnote to previous lot. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 120 | A RARE GERMAN BOAR-SWORD (SCHWEIN-DEGEN), LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped stabbing blade of flattened-diamond section, pierced for a toggle bar at the base (missing), long hollow-ground shank stamped with a mark, flattened below the hilt to form a rectangular ricasso of flattened-hexagonal section, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight swelling faceted quillons, outer ring-guard, diagonal inner-guard joined to the right quillon by a single arm, and plummet-shaped pommel, and retaining an early two-stage wooden grip with much of its fishskin covering 106.5cm; 42in blade A boar sword of similar construction is preserved in the Deutsches Jagdmuseum, Munich. See H. L. Blackmore 1971, no. 5. £7000-9000 | Nil |
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7000 |
