211 |
A HALBERD OF REGULATION TYPE, MID-18TH CENTURY with leaf-shaped central blade, straight axe-blade pierced with the letter A, flat rear fluke pierced with a slipped circle, faceted socket, and a pair of straps, on an early wooden haft with steel shoe 34.8cm; 13 3/4in head £350-450 | Nil |
|
1100 |
| 212 | AN ITALIAN CORSECA, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with long tapering central blade of flattened-diamond section recessed at the base to a trapezoidal panel, a single curved basal lug of tapering diamond section (the other lug missing), faceted socket, and a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 72cm; 28 3/8in head £600-800 | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 213 | A FINE ITALIAN CORSECA, MID-16TH CENTURY with very long tapering central blade of flattened-diamond section recessed at the base to a short rectangular panel, a pair of strongly curved tapering basal lugs, the right lug stamped with a mark on each side, faceted socket, and a pair of long straps with shaped terminals, on a later wooden haft 103.5cm; 40 3/4in head A similar example preserved in the Waffensammlung in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna is illustrated in H.Seitz1965, p.391. £2000-2500 | Nil |
|
5000 |
| 214 | A RARE ITALIAN GOTHIC SPEAR, LATE 15TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY VENETO with slender tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped with a series of pellets, flowers and a waved pattern over the lower portion on each side, faceted socket, and a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 78.7cm; 31in head A similar spear attributed to the Veneto is illustrated in L. G. Boccia and E. T. Coelho 1975, no.142. £1400-1800 | Nil |
|
2200 |
| 215 | A RARE SPEAR, LATE 15TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN formed of a long tapering spike of square-section, the base incorporating four stout spikes, conical socket with a pair of roped latten collars, and a single short strap (one strap missing, the base chipped), on a later wooden haft 97.5cm; 38 3/8in head £500-800 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 216 | A RARE ETCHED AND GILT PARTISAN OF THE GUARD OF THE ELECTOR JOHANN GEORG II OF SAXONY, CIRCA 1656-80 with central blade of hollow-diamond section, broad base formed with a pair of large up-turned flat lugs and two further smaller pairs of lugs above, etched and gilt with the Electoral cypher 'IG 2 C 'for Johann Georg II Churfürst, and the crowned Electoral arms enclosed by laurel and palm fronds respectively on both sides (one side delaminated), moulded neck, tapering socket, and a pair of straps, on a portion of an early wooden haft (the lower portion replaced), with a silk tassel 59.2cm; 23 3/8in head PROVENANCE The Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden Johann Georg II (1613-1680) acceded to the throne of Elector in 1657. His principal interest was in music and the arts. Under his patronage Dresden became the musical centre of Germany an attracted a number of foreign musicians to the court. Another partisan from this group is preserved in the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte, Berlin. See H Müller and H.Kölling 1990, no.396. £2000-2500 | Nil |
|
4600 |
| 217 | A RARE ETCHED PARTISAN OF THE GUARD OF THE ELECTOR FRIEDRICH AUGUST I OF SAXONY, 'THE STRONG', CIRCA 1694-97 with central blade of flattened-diamond section, broad base formed of a pair of flat notched flukes, etched at the base with a pattern of scrolling foliage on each side and surmounted on the respective faces with the crowned electoral arms and the initials CFA for Friedrich August Churfürst, moulded collar, faceted socket and a pair of long straps, on a wooden haft painted with an inventory number 61.2cm; 24 1/8in head PROVENANCE The Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden Friedrich August I ruled as Elector of Saxony (1694-1733) and twice as King August II of Poland (1697-1704 and 1709-1733). Similar partisans are preserved in the Wartburg (inv.no. 461) and the Wallace Collection (inv. Nos. A1002 & A1003). Another partisan from this group with the same notable style of etching is preserved in the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte, Berlin. See H. Müller and H. Kölling1981, p.311 no. 395. £1800-2200 | Nil |
|
4000 |
| 218 | ANOTHER, CIRCA 1694-97 with central blade of flattened-diamond section, broad base formed of a pair of flat notched flukes, etched at the base with a pattern of scrolling foliage on each side and surmounted on the respective faces with the crowned electoral arms and the initials CFA for Friedrich August Churfürst, moulded collar, faceted socket and a pair of long straps, on a wooden haft painted with an inventory number 60.5cm; 23 7/8in head PROVENANCE The Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden See footnote to previous lot £1800-2200 | Nil |
|
4200 |
| 219 | A RARE ETCHED PARTISAN THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with two-stage central blade, formed with a pair of broad flat lugs cut with a series of notches at the base, etched over its surface with foliate rondels within a stylised architectural framework, including the inscriptions 'Nec Temer Nec Timide' and 'Fide sed Cuide' on one side and 'Inter Arma Silent Leges', 'R.O.R.O.P.' and 'Proaris -----' on the other, moulded neck, faceted socket, and a pair of short straps 52.6cm; 20 3/4in head This belongs to a group of partisans variously dated 1631 and 1632 and were almost certainly used by a Protestant Army from Saxony. Another, formerly in the collection of Count Dimitri de Nesselrode and William Randolph Hearst is the the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch collection, inv. no. 594. £2500-3000 | Nil |
|
3000 |
| 220 | AN ETCHED PARTISAN DATED 1699, POSSIBLY LATER with broad blade formed with a pair of flat up-turned and a pair of down-turned lugs at the base (one missing and ground smooth), etched on each side with scrolling flowers and foliage surrounding a crested coat-of-arms and the inscription 'DG Joannes Philipus Episcopus Herbispolensis Francise Orientalise Irg Princeos 1699' within a wreath, moulded neck, and faceted socket, on a later wooden haft 64/7cm; 25 1/2in head Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn (1673-1724) became Chapter of Würzburg Cathedral in 1699 and Prince Bishop in 1719. £1000-1200 | Nil |
|
1000 |
| 221 | A PARTISAN IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with broad tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, formed with a pair of cusped basal lugs, tapering socket, and a pair of straps, on a wooden haft 53cm; 20 7/8in head £300-400 | Nil |
|
300 |
| 222 | AN ETCHED PARTIZAN IN THE STYLE OF CIRCA 1620, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with robust tapering fullered central blade, formed with a pair of crescentic lugs at the base, etched on each side with a panel of foliage filled arms of Paris Graf Ludrun, Prince ARchbishop of Salzburg and the date 1620, moulded neck, faceted socket, a pair of straps, and wooden haft 67.7cm; 26 5/8in head £2000-2500 | Nil |
|
1500 |
| 223 | AN EAST EUROPEAN WAR HAMMER, CZEKAN, PROBABLY POLISH LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with conical faceted head, strongly down-curved tapering rear spike and faceted socket, fitted with a horn central finial, on its wooden haft covered with parchment, fitted with a slender strap, faceted steel grip, and the steel parts decorated with lightly damascened gold scrollwork throughout (damascening worn, haft with light worm damage) 62.2cm; 24 1/2in overall £300-400 | Nil |
|
1700 |
| 224 | A MACE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with head of six pierced shaped flanges, moulded central spike, on its steel haft with leather-covered grip 54cm; 21 1/4in £200-250 | Nil |
|
550 |
| 225 | AN EXTREMELY FINE HUNGARIAN SILVER-MOUNTED AND GEM-SET PARADE MACE, MID-19TH CENTURY with bulbous head comprising seven thick shaped flanges alternating with seven slender flanges of similar form, the thicker decorated with polychrome enamelled lozenges, studded on the outer edge with baroque pearls, emeralds, and rubies in raised settings enriched with silver beads and gold pellets, the thinner flanges pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, and studded with silver beads on the outer face, and large compressed spherical finial decorated with enamels and stones en suite, and with a large baroque pearl at the top, two-stage haft, the upper portion chased with scrolls en rocaille on a punched ground, set with smaller stones in raised settings, and the lower portion left plain and pierced for a thong, fitted with a collar at the top, the middle and the bottom each decorated en suite with the finial, the latter with a matching hemi-spherical cap set with an emerald, and remaining in very good untouched condition throughout: in its original leather-covered case with tooled borders, and the interior lined with padded velvet (the case with light wear) 61.8cm; 24 3/8in The decoration of this mace is clearly related to the work of earlier Hungarian jewellers and goldsmiths, as illustrated on belt buckles, breast rosettes and other accoutrements. The present mace, like the more commonly encountered magnate sabres, reflects the style of Hungarian applied arts and architecture of the mid-19th century, a time when that country was looking back on its great 17th century past. See I. Fodor, K. Földi-Dózsa, I. Gerelyes, J. Hajtó-Kolba, T. S. Kovács, A. T. Németh, G. Rózsa 1994. £6000-8000 | Nil |
|
12000 |
| 226 | A FINE POLISH MACE, MID-17TH CENTURY with spherical head formed of twelve wedge-shaped flanges, fitted with two petal-shaped washers and a fluted button at the top, tapering tubular steel haft, and with a later wooden grip pierced for a thong and applied with a brass inventory tag 71cm; 28in £1600-2000 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 227 | AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, 17TH CENTURY with bulbous head formed of eleven shaped flanges, plain cylindrical haft, faceted grip pierced for a thong, and knop-shaped base (pitted throughout) 51cm; 20in Another mace from this group was sold in these rooms 28th June 2006, lot 342 (£3120 including premium). £1500-1800 | Nil |
|
1500 |
| 228 | A BRUNSWICK ETCHED AND GILT OFFICER'S SPONTOON, CIRCA 1735-80 with broad leaf-shaped blade recessed at the base, the upper portion decorated with the crowned Hanoverian Horse and the motto 'Nun Quam Retrorsum' in a panel on one side and the crowned Ducal cypher of Carl, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg in Brunswick above the motto on the other, faceted cross-piece, faceted neck, a pair of long straps, on its original wooden haft with steel shoe, and retaining its original blue and yellow silk tassel 36.8cm; 14 1/2in head £800-1000 | Nil |
|
1200 |
| 229 | AN ARTILLERY SERGEANT'S SPONTOON, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation type, with leaf-shaped blade engraved 'Hadley' within a panel of foliage at the base on one side, fitted with cross bar, a pair of long straps engraved '8 Cy 1 Bn Rl Aty 1', on its original ash haft (shoe missing) 44cm; 17 1/4in head The inscription is for the 8th Company, 1st Battalion of the Royal Artillery. £300-400 | Nil |
|
850 |
| 230 | TWO GERMAN LANCES, 19TH CENTURY each with head of diamond-section, tapering socket, and a pair of short straps, one on its wooden haft with steel shoe, the other on a portion of its haft, and each with its pendant (worn throughout, pendants damaged) 30.7cm; 12 1/8in heads (2) £150-200 | Nil |
|
500 |
| 231 | AN AXE, 16TH/17TH CENTURY formed of a goose-wing shaped blade stamped on one side with a pair of marks, in a heart the letters 'TW', and punched with a running eye-lash pattern interrupted by rondels, and with a series of rondels on the reverse, flat rectangular rear pean, and short tapering socket (areas of pitting) 46.2cm; 18 1/4in head £300-500 | Nil |
|
300 |
| 232 | AN AXE, 18TH CENTURY formed of a goose-wing shaped blade stamped on one side with a pair of marks, in a rectangle the letters 'J.P', and incised with foliage, the reverse left plain, flat rectangular rear pean, and short tapering socket, on a short modern haft (the head with areas of pitting) 53.2cm; 21in head £250-300 | Nil |
|
280 |
| 233 | A WOODSMAN'S AXE, 18TH CENTURY with broad blade stamped with a mark, in a shield a herringbone pattern, three times, a flower and a further pattern of lines and rondels on the outer face, rectangular rear pean, and short socket, on a short modern haft (the head with areas of pitting) 35.5cm; 14in head £250-300 | Nil |
|
|
| 234 | AN AXE, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY CROATIAN formed of a goose-wing shaped blade stamped on one side with a pair of marks, a pair of addorsed crescents bisected by a line, a pair of eyelash marks and a series of stars on one side and arrangements of rondels and crescents on the other, rectangular rear pean, and short tapering socket, on a short modern haft on a short modern haft (the head with areas of pitting) 50.8cm; 20in head An axe of similar form struck with the same marks and with related decoration is preserved in the Museums für Deutsches Geschichte, Berlin. See H. Müller and H. Kölling 1990, p.241, no.213. £300-500 | Nil |
|
400 |
| 235 | AN AXE, 18TH CENTURY formed of a goose-wing shaped blade (the edge with an early repair) stamped on one side with a series of marks including numerous crescents and a heart, flat rectangular rear pean, and short tubular socket, on a short modern haft (the head with areas of pitting) 51cm; 20in head £250-300 | Nil |
|
|
| 236 | AN AXE, 17TH CENTURY formed of a goose-wing shaped blade stamped on one side with a pair of marks, and punched with a pattern of crescents and rondels, the reverse left plain, flat rectangular rear pean, and short tubular socket, on a short modern haft (areas of pitting) 50.8cm; 20in head £250-300 | Nil |
|
380 |
| 237 | AN AXE, 17TH CENTURY formed of a goose-wing shaped blade stamped on one side with a series of rondels and lines and incised with the letters 'I H C', the reverse left plain, and short tubular socket, on a later short wooden haft (the head pitted) 45cm; 17 3/4in head £250-300 | Nil |
|
320 |
| 238 | A SAXON MINER'S GUILD AXE, DATED 166- with flat iron head of characteristic form pierced with a slipped quatrefoil and circles, and fitted with a brass button on the spike, fruitwood haft profusely inlaid over its full length with engraved bone plaques of flowers and foliage including a pair of female saints and a pair of miners kneeling in penance at the feet of Christ Crucified beneath the pious inscription 'INRI', all on a ground sewn with horn pellets and fitted with bone pommel engraved on both sides with a flowering medallion filled with the arms of Saxony on one side and the crossed pick and hammer of the Miners Guild on the other, and bone basal cap engraved with the arms of the Miners Guild and the date (light worm damage, areas of wear and restorations) 93.3cm; 36 3/4in £700-900 | Nil |
|
850 |
| 239 | A SAXON MINER'S GUILD AXE, LATE 17TH CENTURY with flat iron head of characteristic form pierced with a slipped quatrefoil and circles, stamped with a maker's mark including the letter 'K' (rubbed) and fitted with a copper button on the spike, fruitwood haft profusely inlaid over its full length with engraved bone plaques of flowers and foliage involving figures kneeling in penance at the feet of Christ Crucified beneath the pious inscription 'INRI', all on a ground sewn with horn pellets enriched with brass wire scrolls along the back, and fitted with bone pommel engraved on both sides with a flowering medallion filled with the arms of Saxony on one side and the crossed pick and hammer of the Miners Guild on the other (small pieces of inlay replaced, minor losses and light wear) 88.9cm; 39in £700-900 | Nil |
|
850 |
| 240 | A NORTH GERMAN BOAR SPEAR FROM THE COURT HUNT OF GEORG WILHELM, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LUNEBURG IN CALENBURG, DUKE OF SAXE-LAUENBURG (1624-1705), LATE 17TH CENTURY with heavy leaf-shaped blade of hollow-diamond section, socket of hexagonal-section engraved with the Ducal monogram at the base, on an early oak haft bound with a pattern of leather trellis, and complete with a later staghorn toggle 36cm; 14 1/8in head PROVENANCE Schloss Celle Schloss Marienburg £1000-1200 | Nil |
|
2500 |
