269 |
A TURKISH SWORD, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with watered kilig blade incised with a stylised lion in a rondel on one side and retaining some gold koftgari decoration ion each side at the forte, russet iron cross-piece with short vertically recurved quillons, horn grip bound with cord, and in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large silvered mounts repoussée with stylised trophies, lions and foliage 73cm; 28 3/4in blade £350-450 | 5% |
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1500 |
| 270 | AN INDIAN MAIL AND LAMELLAR SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of rows of riveted iron rings, extending to the knee, of dense links over the upper breast and smaller links over the arms and lower portion, open at the front, incorporating three rows of narrow overlapping plates flanked by shaped side-plate at the back, and a series of larger rectangular plates closed by laces at the front (losses, extensive rust) £600-800 | Nil |
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| 271 | A HIGHLY DECORATED INDO-PERSIAN KULAH KHUD, DHAL AND BAZU-BAND,19TH CENTURY the kulah khud with hemi-spherical skull fitted with stout central spike, sliding nasal bar, a pair of plume-holders and retaining its mail neck defence of butted links, with an early red padded lining, and decorated throughout with chiselled and engraved panels highlighted with gold and silver, including exotic beasts, foliage and brief inscriptions; the dhal fitted with four central bosses and the bazu band of characteristic form (the inner lames loose), each decorated en suite with the kulah khud and retaining some of their original lining (light wear) the first: 26.6cm; 10 1/2in high (3) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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7500 |
| 272 | AN INDO-PERSIAN KULAH-KHUD AND DHAL, 19TH CENTURY the kulah khud, with hemispherical skull fitted with stout central spike, a pair of plume-holders and sliding nasal bar, compete with its mail neck-defence (losses), and decorated with silver koftgari inscriptions and chiselled over its surface with foliage (worn); the dhal, fitted with four bosses for enarmes, and a central boss formed as a mask, and decorated en suite with the kulah khud the first 26cm; 10 1/4in high (2) £500-700 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 273 | AN INDO-PERSIAN AXE (TABAR), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with robust iron head formed with a pronounced bearded cutting edge, decorated with expanded flowerheads on a punched ground over much of its surface, square pean decorated en suite, on its original gilt-brass haft chased with scrolling flowers and foliage, and matching basal cap fitted with a stiletto (terminal missing) 51cm; 20in £400-500 | Nil |
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700 |
| 274 | 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; 39I in barrel The mounts appear to have been added in the musket's early working life. £500-700 | Nil |
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| 275 | A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKET, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel profusely decorated with gold calligraphic inscriptions over much of its length (worn), retained by a large pierced silver band repousée with pattern of flowerheads (chipped), lock of characteristic form applied with brass plaques, brass button trigger, figured hardwood full stock (fore-end cracked) decorated with arrangements of shaped plaques and minute brass nails, and facetted butt formed in two pieces (worn throughout, losses) 80cm; 31I in barrel The inscription on the barrel band is signed: 'THE WORK OF AL-HAJ MUHAMMAD HUSAYN ISFAHANI' £1000-1500 | 5% |
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1000 |
| 276 | AN ALGERIAN SILVER-MOUNTED TOE-LOCK MUSKET 19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel retained by three pierced and chased silver bands, the band nearest the barrel cut with a brief inscription, iron lock of characteristic form overlaid with chased silver panels, and figured hardwood threequarter stock (worn, ramrod missing, losses) 113.6cm; 44N in barrel The barrel is signed, in translation: 'THE WORK OF MUHAMMAD AL-SHABR SON OF AL-MAWHUB' £300-400 | Nil |
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350 |
| 277 | A BALKAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN, 19TH CENTURY with three-stage sighted barrel retained by a pair of engraved brass bands, flat lock with chiselled and engraved bridle, engraved steel full stock inlaid with engraved brass plaques, slender butt of characteristic form, and steel ramrod (worn throughout) 112.5cm; 44D in barrel £200-300 | Nil |
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420 |
| 278 | A NORTH AFRICAN SNAPHAUNCE MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY with tapering-multi-stage barrel moulded at the muzzle, fitted with silver fore-sight, stamped with spurious proof marks and retained by numerous engraved silver bands, plain flat lock of characteristic form, figured hardwood stock, the butt formed of alternating plain and engraved bone plaques retained by pierced steel and brass brackets at the top and bottom respectively, and original steel ramrod; and a French model An. XIII flintlock pistol, of regulation type, with plain barrel and lock, the stock impressed with a crescent mark, and the trigger-guard stamped with arsenal numbers the first: 120.3cm; 47G in barrel (2) £800-1000 | Nil |
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800 |
| 279 | A RARE SWORD OF VIKING TYPE, 10TH/11TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad flat blade, iron hilt comprising cross-piece of rectangular section and pommel of 'Tea cosy' form (the blade straightened) 81cm; 31P in blade Found in the River Maas, The Netherlands in the early 20th Century. The hilt conforms to Peterson type X. See I. Peirce 2003, p.115. £3000-4000 | 5% |
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3000 |
| 280 | A FINE ITALIAN BROADSWORD CIRCA 1490-1510 with tapering blade of hollow-diamond section formed with a strongly pronounced medial ridge over its full length (small areas of lamination), iron hilt comprising a pair horizontally recurved quillons of diamond section drawn down in the centre to form a short langet on each side, strongly formed wheel pommel, and retaining an early leather-covered grip 74.2cm; 29D in A number of swords of Italian origin with loosely related blades, cross-guards and pommels and dating to the same period are illustrated in L.G. Boccia and E.T. Coehlo 1975, Nos. 270, 271, and 274-80. £8000-10000 | 5% |
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12000 |
| 281 | AN ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, probably venetian with broad tapering blade cut with a pair of long shallow converging fullers over its entire length and a short central fuller on each side, iron hilt comprising a pair of down-turned quillons with globular terminals, side-ring interrupted by a globular moulding, strongly formed fig-shaped pommel, and original wooden grip covered with fishskin, reinforced with moulded ribs and with a cusped collar top and bottom 54.6cm; 21 1/2in blade Provenance S.J.Whawell. Illustrated over the fireplace at Whawell's house at Eastbourne, circa 1905. Possibly part of a group of objects from the Thill collection and presumably included the dispersal at Sotheby & Co., London May 3-6, 1927. See S.W.Pyhrr, S.J.Whawell and the Art Market, in The Eleventh Park Lane Arms Fair, p. 14. The pommel is derived from earlier Venetian swords, see U.Franzoi 1990, p.174, fig.49. The form of the quillon terminals and side ring mouldings are very similar to a Venetian sword dated to circa 1580-90. See L.G.Boccia and E.Coelho 1975, no.552. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 282 | A GERMAN MILITARY BROADSWORD, CIRCA 1560-80 with broad blade cut with a short fuller on each side, incised with a cross and orb mark on one side and a running wolf on the other side each filled with latten (small losses), iron hilt comprising a pair of straight swelling quillons of flattened triangular section with small bud terminals, upper and lower ring-guards each swelling towards the centre and joined by a pair of arms, innerguard formed of a saltire arrangement of bars, associated conical pommel, the quillon terminals and pommel each punched and engraved with small panels of foliage, one quillon incised with arsenal markings on the inside, and later moulded grip. 96cm; 37N in blade A number of similar swords are preserved in Schloss Ambras. See A.V.B. Norman 1980, p.114. £3000-4000 | 5% |
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2600 |
| 283 | A GERMAN MILITARY BROADSWORD, CIRCA 1560-80 with associated double-edged blade cut with a broad central fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising a pair of straight quillons of flattened diamond section with small bud-shaped finials, upper and lower ring-guards each swelling at the centre, inner-guard formed of a saltire arrangement of bars, a pair of plain arms, conical pommel, and two-stage leather-covered grip (the steel parts with areas of pitting) 99cm; 39in blade A number of similar swords are preserved in Schloss Ambras. See A.V.B.Norman 1980, p.114 £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 284 | A GERMAN TWO-HAND SWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened hexagonal section, cut with three slender fullers over the lower portion, incorporating a pair of stout lugs at the base and stamped with a series of marks on each side over the ricasso, steel hilt comprising slightly down-turned flat cross-piece with tightly scrolling terminals, inner-and outer ring-guard each swelling towards the centre and filled with a fleur-de-lys, four-part pear-shaped pommel stamped on the front and the back with a mark, and leather-covered wooden grip, perhaps the original (the leather with small losses) 124cm; 48P in blade Two further two-hand swords by Wolfgang Stantler, with the same series of marks and dated 1598 and 1595 respectively are preserved in the State Museum Vienna and the Passau Museum. See H. Stocklein 19009-11. £4000-5000 | 5% |
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6000 |
| 285 | A GERMAN PROCESSIONAL TWO-HAND SWORD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of small curled lugs and decorated with an incised line around the border, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising slightly down-curved cross-guard with pairs of tightly curled lugs towards the terminals and an additional pair of lugs at the base, inner and outer ring-guards, plummet-shaped pommel, decorated throughout with pairs of incised lines, and wooden grip with an early leather covering decorated with a criss-cross pattern (small losses and light worm) 116.5cm; 45 7/8inm blade £3000-4000 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 286 | A TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD, PARTLY GERMAN EARLY 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of lugs, steel hilt of flattened bars including cross-guard, inner and outer ring-guards each decorated with scale ornament, bun-shaped pommel, and fabric-covered wooden grip 124.7cm; 49 1/8in blade £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 287 | A TWO-HAND BEARING SWORD IN ITALIAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE 19TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad tapering fullered blade formed with a flat tip, recessed ricasso, iron hilt including langets and pommel each cast with trophies 108.3cm; 42 5/8in blade £100-150 | Nil |
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240 |
| 288 | A TWO-HAND SWORD IN GERMAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 20TH CENTURY with fullered blade formed with a pair of lugs at the base, iron hilt of characteristic form, globular pommel, turned leather-covered grip, and in 'aged' condition 130cm; 51B in blade £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 289 | AN AXE HEAD, 14TH/15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with rectangular blade formed with a wedge-shaped leading edge, drawn-out at the rear to a shaped socket; and another axe head, similar, 14th/15th Century, in excavated condition 27.5cm; 10 7/8in and 22cm; 8 5/8in (2) £100-150 | Nil |
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100 |
| 290 | A BONE-HILTED DAGGER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with hollow-triangular blade cut-down from a small-sword, retaining etched and gilt decoration including the figure of Justice, and spirally carved bone grip with a steel collar top and bottom, in its leather scabbard, also made from a small-sword (locket replaced); and an African dagger, 19th Century, with straight double-edged blade, engraved white metal hilt, and hardwood grip inlaid with white metal wire 41.5cm; 16G in (2) £350-450 | Nil |
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| 291 | A BALLOCK DAGGER, 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with robust two-stage blade, the hilt retaining its original basal plate and spikes for attaching to the grip and nodules, and disc pommel; and a basilard, 15th Century, in excavated condition, with tapering blade of diamond section, slightly curved iron cross-piece, later wooden grip, and iron cap pommel of characteristic form the first: 39.8cm; 15 5/8in (2) £200-250 | Nil |
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| 292 | A COMPOSITE DAGGER, CIRCA 1540, DUTCH OR GERMAN in excavated condition, with single-edged blade, iron hilt with slightly up-turned quillons (a forward branch missing), side-ring interrupted by a moulding, brass crown-shaped pommel fitted with an acorn finial, and original wooden grip; and another, circa 1540, with brass hilt including short brass quillons and small down-turned shell the first: 37cm; 14I in (2) Discovered during the dredging of a Dutch polder. £200-250 | Nil |
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| 293 | A GERMAN LEFT-HAND DAGGER, CIRCA 1600 with robust blade of hollow diamond section formed with serrated edges, cut with a series of very narrow deep fullers pierced with an arrangement of slots and circles and the ricasso flattened for the thumb on the inner face, steel hilt comprising a pair of straight swelling quillons with small beaded tips and cut with a pair of decorative lines behind, small side ring swelling towards the centre, ovoid pommel, and wire-bound grip with 'Turks' heads' 47cm; 18I in £2000-2500 | 5% |
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2800 |
| 294 | A SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, POSSIBLY EARLY 17TH CENTURY with blade of flattened hexagonal section stamped with a brief inscription within the short fuller on each face (rubbed), plain ricasso, steel hilt of rounded bars, including a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the tips, upper and lower ring-guards, knuckle-guard with recurved tip, trifurcated inner-guard, tapering barrel-shaped pommel, and later wire-bound grip 98.4cm; 38 3/4in blade £1000-1500 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 295 | A PAPPENHEIMER RAPIER IN THE STYLE OF CIRCA 1630, 19TH/20TH CENTURY with fullered blade of flattened diamond section, plain rectangular ricasso, iron hilt of faceted bars including a pair of vertically recurved quillons, inner and outer ring-guards each fitted with a plate pierced with circles, faceted ovoid pommel, spirally carved wooden grip, and chemically aged throughout 104.5cm; 41 1/8in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 296 | A RARE PAPPENHEIMER RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with slender blade of flattened hexagonal section, cut with a short fuller on each face and with traces of an inscription on one side, plain rectangular ricasso, steel hilt of moulded bars, comprising straight quillons swelling at the terminals, knuckle-guard with a swollen moulding in the centre, inner and outer ring-guards of three bars of increasing size from the base, each en suite with the knuckle-guard and the lower two fitted with sprung-in plate finely pierced with a series of stars and circles, the upper ring joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional matching bar, ovoid pommel, and early grip of plaited wire with 'Turk's heads' 115.5cm; 45 1/2in blade The construction of the hilt is notable in the adoption of two as opposed to one pair of pierced sprung-in plates. This is highly unusual feature was no doubt designed both for protection and additional blade-catching potential. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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6500 |
| 297 | A DUTCH CAVALRY SWORD OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMSTERDAM TOWN GUARD, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with double-edged blade cut with running Wolf mark, stamped 'SAHAGOM' between a series of crosses within a short fuller on each face, and stamped with Amsterdam town mark on one side and the bladesmith's stamp, the letter P crowned, on the other, steel hilt of characteristic form, including inner-and outer ring-guard each fitted with a sprung-in plate pierced with an arrangement of stars and circles, knuckle-guard, thumb-loop, scrolling quillon stamped with a clover leaf mark on one side, and pommel 92.2cm; 36 3/8in blade For a discussion of this group of swords see H.L.Visser 1996, pp.144-157. £800-1000 | Nil |
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1250 |
| 298 | A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, DATED 1696 with flat double-edged blade (tip chipped), cut with running wolf mark and stamped with the date between two crosses within a short fuller on each side (tip chipped), steel hilt of rounded bars, including down-curved quillon with globular terminal, knuckle-guard and frontal bar with a double moulding en suite with the quillon, inner ring-guard incorporating a thumb-loop and fitted with a pierced sprung-in plate (the outer plate missing), globular pommel, and wooden grip retaining its original wire binding with 'Turk's heads' (the steel parts pitted, grip binding loose) 88cm; 34 5/8in blade £700-900 | Nil |
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800 |
