31 |
A FINE CAUCASIAN IVORY-MOUNTED KINDJAL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade reinforced at the tip, etched on one side with a running pattern of foliage in the fullers, a central panel of exotic beasts and a pair of courtly figures at the base, and with a lengthy inscription divided by a panel of foliage on the other, all enriched with a gilt wash, marine ivory hilt of characteristic form retained by a pair of gold-encrusted steel rivets, inlaid with gold foliage and a panel filled with an inscription on the outer face, the pommel applied with a gold-encrusted steel plaque (ferrule missing), in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel locket and chape each encrusted with patterns of tightly scrolling gold foliage, the latter incorporating a brief inscription on the reverse, and with a pouch for an additional smaller knife (now missing) 56.5cm; 22 1/4in £3000-4000 | 5% |
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10000 |
| 32 | AN ARAB JAMBIYA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with blade of characteristic form (rusted), composite orange hilt applied with embossed gold rondels, in its leather scabbard 31cm; 12 1/4in Presented by the Emir of Dhala to the owner's late husband in the mid-20th Century. £60-80 | Nil |
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65 |
| 33 | A SOUTH INDIAN AXE, 19TH CENTURY with broad blade formed with a forward-leading leading edge, engraved with bands of beadwork at the base, moulded socket formed with a pair of flutes on each side, and short wooden haft incised with bands (split) 26cm; 10 1/4in head £250-300 | Nil |
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250 |
| 34 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY; A VERY SMALL SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL; AND A BRASS-MOUNTED KINDJAL with broad fullered blade stamped with a bladesmith's mark on one side, horn hilt enclosed with a nielloed silver band around the base and the pommel, each retained by a rivet with a large nielloed head, in its wooden scabbard with nielloed locket and associated steel chape; the second with silver hilt decorated with foliage, in its matching scabbard; and the third with embossed brass hilt and matching scabbard mounts (each worn) the first: 36.7cm; 14 1/4in (3) £250-350 | Nil |
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| 35 | A SUDANESE KASKARA, LATE 19TH CENTURY in its scabbard; ANOTHER, in its scabbard; FOUR LONG SPEARS, two with broad leaf-shaped blades; FOUR SHORT JAVELINS; TWO KNOBKERRIES, FOUR CLUBS, A BLOW PIPE, AN AXE, TWO GHURKA KUKRI KNIVES, TWO DAGGERS, AND A ZULU SHILED (losses) the first: 84cm; 33in blade (qty) £300-400 | Nil |
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550 |
| 36 | A MALAYSIAN BADE BADE, 19TH CENTURY with straight single-edged blade, long tapering silver ferrule, and horn grip, in its scabbard almost entirely encased in sheet silver; ANOTHER, 19TH CENTURY, the blade inlaid with brass, in its brass-mounted scabbard; A SUMATRAN KORAMBI, 19TH CENTURY, in its silver-mounted scabbard; A MALAYSIAN SPEARHEAD (TOMBAK), 19TH CENTURY; AN IGOROT HEAD AXE; AN IGOROT FISHING SPEAR (FAL-FEG); TWO MALAYSIAN GRAIN SOWING IMPLEMENTS; AND TWO FURTHER EASTERN SHORTSWORDS the first: 28cm; 11in (10) £400-500 | 5% |
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600 |
| 37 | A GOLD-AND SILVER-MOUNTED KRIS, 19TH CENTURY with wavy blade overlaid with white metal strips at the base and formed with an integral ganja, the hilt entirely encased in gold and decorated with traditional patterns of scrolling filigree and beadwork throughout, in its original scabbard entirely encased in chased silver, the wrangka with scrolling terminals, decorated over its full surface with scrolling foliage with gold filigree details, and gold beadwork buntut; A SUMATRAN SILVER-MOUNTED KALASAN, with slender tapering blade, silver ferrule and shaped horn grip with beaked pommel, in its silver-covered wooden scabbard; A MORO KRIS, 19TH CENTURY, with broad wavy blade retained by a pair of applied silver bands at the base, cord-bound grip with a moulded silver collar top and bottom, and carved bone ukiran (cracked and chipped) the first: 41.8cm; 16 3/8in (3) £600-800 | 5% |
|
850 |
| 38 | AN INDO-PERSIAN WHITE METAL HELMET, 19TH CENTURY, A DHAL, AND A CHINESE DECORATED BRASS BOSS the first of near conical form rising to a pointed finial and outwardly flanged to a narrow brim at the base, decorated over its surface with a broad band of scrolling flowers and foliage, cartouches filled with animals and further foliate bands; the second modern, decorated over its outer surface with foliage on a red, black and gold ground, and attached with four bosses for enarmes; the third circular, with broad dome pierced with a central hole for a spike, and with a series of inscriptions inside the first: 24.8cm; 9 3/4in high (3) £350-450 | 5% |
|
650 |
| 39 | TWO-PLATES FROM AN INDIAN CHA'AINA, A BAZU BAND, A PAIR OF PERUVIAN BRONZE STIRRUPS AND THREE FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first with brass borders, retaining its buckles, and decorated throughout with silver and gold koftgari (worn); the second engraved with foliage highlighted with silver (worn); the third of characteristic shoe-shaped form, each with a loop for suspension; a Moroccan conical powder-flask, decorated over its surface with brass studs; a North African powder-flask, of white metal decorated with filigree and blue, yellow and red pigments; and a barrel-shaped water flask, bound with brass bands, fitted with brass handle, spout and stopper, and decorated throughout with brass rosettes (8) £700-900 | 5% |
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650 |
| 40 | A FINELY PAINTED INDO-PERSIAN BOW, 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the inner faces of the tips painted with gilt cartouches, and the remaining surfaces almost entirely covered with a running pattern of flowers and foliage in gilt polychrome (small losses, lacquered throughout) 83cm; 32 5/8in high Provenance The Robin Wigington Collection £800-1200 | Nil |
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800 |
| 41 | A RARE PAIR OF INDO-PERSIAN LEG DEFENCES, 19TH CENTURY of shallow guttered form, each with shaped upper terminal, reinforced with panels of steel at the edges, fitted with a buckle and a hinge top and bottom (each missing one buckle), and etched throughout with foliage inhabited by a meditating figure at the top and a further figure attacked by a bandit at the base (small dents and cracks, etching worn) 36cm; 14 1/8in high (2) £1000-1500 | Nil |
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| 42 | A RARE PERSIAN MAIL SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of numerous riveted wide flat links each bearing traces of an inscription, opening at the front, extending to beyond the elbow and over the thigh (losses, small holes and light rust) This shirt, though of somewhat different construction, is related to a group of Islamic shirts with inscribed links attributed to the 16th and 17th Centuries. See D. Alexander 1985, pp. 29 - 36. £300-400 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 43 | A SINO-TIBETAN QUIVER, 19TH CENTURY of reinforced leather, the border studded with domed white metal studs, and large engraved white metal bosses, complete with its original belt mounted with silvered iron, and with nine various arrows; A PORTION OF A SINO-TIBETAN BOW CASE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY; and A TIBETAN SILVER-AND BRASS-MOUNTED BELT, 19TH CENTURY with strike-a-light and pouch the first: 50cm; 19 3/4in (11) £250-300 | 5% |
|
800 |
| 44 | DOUBLE DAGGER A RARE SINO-TIBETAN PAINTED LEATHER ARMOUR, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY formed of a series of horizontally arranged lamellar plates covering the chest and back, ten further rows covering the rear and curving round to the front of the leg and extending to the knee, the plates all joined by a series of leather thongs, the entire surface painted with flowers and foliage, and the lower plates bordered with key ornament, on a plastic dummy covered with a 19th Century silk gown; and A SINO-TIBETAN LARGE WICKER SHIELD, 19TH CENTURY, of convex form, comprised of a circular arrangement of rattan-bound wicker, secured on the perimeter by four shaped slender iron brackets, and at the rear by a large circular iron boss with two iron brackets en suite (two brackets missing) (2) £1000-1200 | 5% |
|
2400 |
| 45 | A 16 BORE BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel chiselled with foliage over the breech and retained by seven repousée white metal bands, the breech incorporating the back-sight and overlaid with an engraved white metal plaque, characteristic lock applied with engraved white metal plaques, hardwood full stock profusely inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques, arrangements of small brass studs and white metal nails, applied with a large engraved steel plate opposite the lock and beneath the trigger, brass button trigger, a pair of steel sling swivels, horn butt-plate and associated steel ramrod 111.5cm; 43 7/8in barrel £600-800 | 5% |
|
900 |
| 46 | A 16 BORE BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel formed in three stages and retained by five repousée silver bands (one cracked), silver fore-sight (rubbed), the breech and back-sight each applied with engraved silver plaques, barrel tang decorated en suite, characteristic lock applied with engraved sheet silver, figured hardwood full stock (fore-end chipped), inlaid with shaped mother-of-pearl plaques, brass wire and arrangements of brass studs, faceted butt (the last portion missing), mother-of-pearl trigger plate, steel button trigger encased in silver, and a single steel sling swivel (ramrod and one sling swivel missing) 105cm; 41 1/4in barrel £600-800 | 5% |
|
500 |
| 47 | A 15 BORE CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, 19TH CENTURY with octagonal twist sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained by two chased silver bands, chiselled with a shaped panel over the breech, standing back sight, iron lock of characteristic form stamped with a mark, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with mother-of-pearl plaques, minute copper nails, and small shaped panels filled with contrasting colours of horn (small losses, the stock cracked through at the lock, the rear portion of the butt replaced), steel trigger, a pair of steel sling swivels, and associated steel ramrod 80cm; 31 1/2in barrel £350-400 | 5% |
|
400 |
| 48 | A 20 BORE CAUCASIAN MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves and retained by five brass bands (one split), stamped with a mark over the breech, standing back sight, iron lock of characteristic form, figured hardwood full stock sparsely inlaid with bone plaques (fore-end chipped, losses), brass mounts, and iron button trigger (later ramrod) 104cm; 41in barrel £300-350 | 5% |
|
280 |
| 49 | A RARE 40 BORE INDIAN FOUR-SHOT PERCUSSION CARBINE IN THE ENGLISH TASTE, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal twist sighted barrels inscribed with a spurious signature on the top rib and with an arsenal inscription on the top right hand barrel, the breeches inlaid with gold lines and with a gold-lined maker's stamp resembling the letters 'H. Nock', engraved case-hardened tang, back-action locks engraved with border ornament, foliage and a spurious signature, engraved case-hardened hammers, the lower hammers sprung and pivoting away from the nipple for firing the upper barrel, figured half-stock (small chips, cracked beneath the lock), chequered grip, engraved steel trigger-guard and butt-plate, and white metal barrel bolt escutcheons (later ramrod) 57cm; 22 3/8in barrels £600-800 | 5% |
|
1600 |
| 50 | AN 18 BORE RARE INDIAN FOUR-SHOT REVOLVING MATCHLOCK CARBINE, 18TH CENTURY with engraved tapering barrels retained by a shaped plate at the muzzle, each applied with a pair of raised brass bands (small losses) and with moulded pan with pivot-cover at the breech, steel tang incorporating the back-sight and fitted with sprung retaining catch for the barrels, plain sprung serpentine, curved hardwood half-stock with faceted upper edges, steel trigger, steel sling swivel, and steel ramrod, perhaps the original (the steel parts pitted throughout) 35cm; 13 3/4in barrels A very similar example is preserved in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. See H. L. Blackmore 1965, fig. 550. £500-700 | 5% |
|
1000 |
| 51 | A RARE 22 BORE INDIAN FLINTLOCK GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by six slender bands of woven leather, plain breech tang, scroll engraved stepped English lock with semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured hardwood full stock applied with large shaped iron plaques about the lock and breech tang, iron mounts including trigger-guard of shaped outline and three shaped steel reinforces over the ramrod channel, silver butt-cap, and steel ramrod, perhaps the original (pricker missing) 102.8cm; 40 1/2in barrel £600-800 | 5% |
|
500 |
| 52 | A 40 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN FOR A BOY, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel retaining traces of gold koftgari decoration over the breech and incorporating a standing back-sight, shaped pan fitted with pivot-cover, pierced brass trigger, hardwood full stock with steel mounts retained by pierced silver rosettes on each side of the action, a pair of steel sling swivels, and iron ramrod (fore-end cracked, butt-cap missing, iron parts pitted) 67.5cm; 26 1/2in barrel £300-400 | 5% |
|
420 |
| 53 | AN INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR), 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel, divided into ten panels each chiselled with foliage inhabited by differing exotic animals and retained by three plain brass bands, moulded pan fitted with pivot-cover, figured hardwood full stock, applied with a pair of large steel plaques en suite with the barrel, retaining some painted decoration over the rear half of the stock, and associated steel ramrod 114.8cm; 45 1/4in barrel £400-500 | 5% |
|
470 |
| 54 | A 10 BORE INDIAN MASSIVE RAMPART GUN, 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrel retained by four slender steel bands, moulded at the muzzle and the breech, the latter with a brief inscription, fitted with integral pan (cover missing) and standing back-sight, hardwood full stock stamped with a number on the left of the butt, and steel ramrod 162cm; 63 3/4in barrel £150-200 | Nil |
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| 55 | A 22 BORE AFGHAN FLINTLOCK MUSKET, THE LOCK DATED 1817, AND A TURKISH BARREL FOR A PERCUSSION GUN, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with etched twist multi-stage barrel retained by five slender brass bands, inlaid with engraved brass panels, vase-shaped muzzle, and the breech fitted with standing back-sight, border-engraved rounded lock stamped with the date, the East India Company ownership and view mark, figured walnut full stock with characteristic hooked butt, engraved steel trigger-guard (side-plate missing), and early leather sling; and the second, converted from miquelet-lock, fitted with silver fore-sight and retaining some silver-encrusted decoration including shaped cartouches and flowers, and in patinated condition overall the first: 114.5cm; 45 1/8in barrel (2) £200-250 | Nil |
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|
| 56 | A 28 BORE TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with nine grooves, retained by three repousée silver bands, and encrusted with gold scrollwork at the muzzle and over the breech, the latter fitted with standing back-sight also encrusted with gold, steel tang encrusted with gold flowers and foliage, steel lock of characteristic form decorated with gold en suite, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with horn panels, and later faceted butt, (areas of wear, later ramrod) 67.2cm; 26 1/2in £700-900 | Nil |
|
950 |
| 57 | A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with multi-stage sighted barrel, moulded at the muzzle and decorated with silver (small losses, lightly cleaned with chemicals), plain lock overlaid with brass panels, figured hardwood full stock, strongly bevelled over the forward portion, faceted butt, and German brass butt-plate and trigger-guard (the stock wormed and with filled repairs on the butt, ramrod missing) 100.3cm; 39 1/2in barrel The mounts appear to have been added in the musket's early working life. £250-300 | Nil |
|
480 |
| 58 | A 40 BORE CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel faceted at the muzzle and retained by three broad nielloed silver bands, the tang overlaid with a long nielloed silver panel (retaining nail missing), steel lock of characteristic form enclosed by a further nielloed silver plaque, steel button trigger, leather-covered wooden full stock, nielloed silver mounts including side-plate and trigger-plate, and marine ivory pommel fitted with a nielloed silver plaque with provision for a lanyard ring, and no provision for a ramrod 48.2cm; 19in £700-900 | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 59 | AN INFANTRY SWORD, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH; AND A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER with straight blade double-edged towards the point, steel hilt including outer ring-guard fitted with a pierced sprung-in plate, knuckle-guard, an additional pair of scrolling bars joining the latter to the ring-guard, globular pommel, and wooden grip retaining traces of original fishskin covering (the rear half of the hilt missing, pitted throughout); and the second with straight blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a brief inscription within a pair of long fullers on each side, and later basket-guard the first: 82cm; 32 1/4in blade (2) £300-400 | Nil |
|
480 |
| 60 | A GEORGIAN 1803 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD with etched German blade (light wear), regulation hilt previously applied with a regimental device on the outer langet, in its scabbard (the locket stud missing) 75cm; 29 1/2in blade £300-400 | Nil |
|
500 |
