329 |
AN 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY HOBSON & SONS, LEXINGTON STREET, LONDON in its scabbard, and a Victorian bandsman's sword, with nickel mounts and fishskin-covered grip (chape missing) the first: 83.2cm; 32N in blade £150-200 | Nil |
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320 |
| 330 | A POST 1902 1897 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD complete with its buff leather sword knot and scabbard; another, in its scabbard, with red bullion sword knot the first: 82.5cm; 32I in blade (2) £150-200 | Nil |
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750 |
| 331 | A SHORTSWORD, 19TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened diamond-section, iron cross-piece formed of a pair of straight 'bow-tie' quillons, and wooden grip (cracked) 41.5cm; 16in blade Provenance: Warwick Castle, inv. no. E095 £50-60 | Nil |
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80 |
| 332 | A FINE VICTORIAN GILT-BRASS MOUNTED REGIMENTAL DIRK OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, BY BUCKMASTER, 3 NEW BURLINGTON STREET, LONDON with broad blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with a broad and a narrow fuller on each face, etched with thistle foliage, the Royal cypher, regimental details and insignia, and battle honours to Waterloo, carved grip decorated with basket weave designs and a regimental bonnet (the reverse with one small crack), enriched with brass nails and fitted with a gilt-brass collar decorated with thistle foliage at the base, the pommel set with a foil-backed pieces of glass retained by a band en suite, in its original leather-covered scabbard with gilt-brass mounts and extra pieces en suite, complete with leather belt for suspension, and in a contemporary padded steel case 52.5cm; 20 3/4in £1400-1800 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 333 | A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH DIRK OF THE RENFREW MILITIA BY CHRISTIE & SON, EDINBURGH with fullered blade formed with a notched back-edge, etched over its full surface with thistle foliage, crowned Royal cipher, the regimental name and maker's details, carved basket-weave grip incorporating a regimental bonnet at the base, enriched with white metal nails (minor losses) and the pommel set with a faceted foil-backed pieces of glass, in its original scabbard complete with extra pieces, the locket decorated with Prince of Wales Feathers and the motto 'Ich Dien': in its leather covered case lined with green silk 43.8cm; 17D in £600-800 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 334 | A SCOTTISH DIRK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with fullered blade formed with a notched back edge, stamped 'Mcleod Inverness' on one side (pitted, the tip rounded), hardwood grip carved with traditional basket weave designs enriched with silver nails, fitted with a white metal ferrule at the base and a pair of moulded silver panels over the shoulders, the pommel fitted with a piece of faceted glass backed with silvered metal and retained by a band of moulded white metal (chipped, now loose), in a wooden scabbard with silver lower mount decorated with a thistle (scabbard worn, the chape a crude replacement) 40cm; 15 3/4in £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 335 | AN EDWARD VIII SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD OF THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS BY W.ANDERSON & SONS LTD, 14 GEORGE ST, EDINBURGH with etched blade including battle honours and the Royal cipher, and regulation basket-hilt retaining its doeskin liner and tassel, in its nickel plated scabbard and with its brown leather field service scabbard 82cm; 32 1/4in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 336 | A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY BY PLATT & CO., ST MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON with etched blade and regulation plated basket-hilt retaining its doeskin liner and tassel, in its nickel-plated scabbard 83.5cm; 32 7/8in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 337 | A SCOTTISH SKEAN DHU OF THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, POST 1902 with white metal mounts including the regimental badge on the grip, the pommel set with a white metal claw mounts and a paste, in its scabbard; another, with brass mounts including the cross of St Andrew, and the pommel set with a foil-backed paste, in its scabbard piece; and another, applied with a white metal Sphinx and the battle honour 'Egypt', the pommel set with a paste, in its scabbard the first: 19cm; 7 1/2in (3) £150-200 | Nil |
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750 |
| 338 | AN ENGLISH BOWIE KNIFE BY JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1880 with 9P in spear-point blade with stamped maker's signature on one side of the ricasso (the point chipped), German silver cross-guard, chequered ebony grip-scales with silver pins and brass fillet liners, fitted with folding corkscrew, a folding short triangular blade and a pair of tweezers (the awl missing), in its original leather sheath complete with its original combined sharpening steel and double-ended screwdriver, saw blade (the handle for the steel and additional knife-blade each missing) and fitted with a contemporary Middle-Eastern silver chape 38.5cm 15D in £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 339 | THREE 1868 PATTERN LANCES (the heads and shoes rusted, worn) 29.2cm; 11 1/2in head (3) £100-150 | Nil |
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40 |
| 340 | A HORSEMAN'S HAMMER IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY style with tapering flat-faced hammer head, haft of square section decorated with a writhen pattern in the centre, and wooden grip (wormed); a horseman's hammer in German 16th Century style, with crescentic head and straight rear spike and wooden haft (wormed); a left-hand dagger, in 16th century style, and a stiletto in 17th Century style, in its scabbard (worn throughout) the first: 53.2cm; 21in £400-600 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 341 | A RARE LUGGED SPEAR, LATE 15TH CENTURY, possibly italian with tapering blade of flattened diamond section, short recessed neck, a pair of triangular basal lugs, each pierced with three holes and struck with a 'M' mark on one side, faceted socket, a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft 64cm; 25 1/4in head A similar spear is illustrated in M.Troso 1988, p.106, no.9. £1400-1800 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 342 | AN EAST EUROPEAN MACE, 17TH CENTURY with head formed of eight shaped flanges, plain cylindrical haft, faceted grip with knop-shaped basal terminal, and pierced at the base for a thong (pitted throughout) 51cm; 20in £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 343 | A GERMAN HALBERD, MID-16TH CENTURY with robust central spike of diamond section, straight axe-blade, stamped with a mark on the top on one side, triangular rear fluke, tapering socket, and a pair of long straps, on a later wooden haft fitted with an additional pair of straps and painted with an inventory number 47cm; 18 1/2in head A halberd of very similar form is preserved I the Schweizersiches Landesmuseum, Zurich. See Dr.E.A.Gessler 1928, taf.17 £1800-2200 | Nil |
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3600 |
| 344 | A GERMAN HALBERD, MID-16TH CENTURY with long spike formed in two stages, the upper of stiff diamond-section and the lower portion flattened, axe-blade with slightly forward-leaning edge, pierced with three sets of circular holes in a triangular pattern, triangular rear fluke, stamped with a mark on one side, tapering socket, a pair of long straps, on an oak haft fitted with an additional pair of straps (the base and shoe missing, steel parts pitted) 69.3cm; 27D in head £600-800 | 5% |
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2600 |
| 345 | A GERMAN HALBERD, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with stout central spike formed with a pair of short spikes at the base, forward-leaning curved axe-blade pierced with groups of circles at the top, bottom and in the centre, curved rear fluke pierced with three circles, rectangular socket, a pair of straps, on a later wooden haft with an additional pair of straps 102cm; 40 1/8in head £600-800 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 346 | A HALBERD, MID-16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR SWISS with stout spike of stiff diamond-section, curved axe-blade pierced with a slipped trefoil and with a cusped pattern over the secondary edges, triangular rear fluke matching the blade, a pair of long straps, on a wooden haft (the lower portion missing, the steel parts pitted) 54.5cm; 21I in head £400-500 | 5% |
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2600 |
| 347 | A RARE ITALIAN HALBERD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, probably venetian with broad central blade pierced with three slots, fitted at the base with a broad steel collar formed of six vertical hoops each interrupted by a chiselled mask, forward leaning pierced axe-blade fitted with a bronze warrior mask on each face, triangular rear-fluke fitted with a pair of bronze masks and pierced en suite, rectangular socket fitted with a spiked transverse bolt, a pair of slender straps, engraved throughout with flowers and linear ornament (worn), on an early studded wooden haft (extensively wormed) with iron shoe 59cm; 23 1/4in head A similar halberd is preserved in the Poldi Pezzoli museum, cat.nn.525. £1400-1800 | Nil |
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3600 |
| 348 | AN ITALIAN BUTTAFUOCHI , LATE 16TH CENTURY with broad leaf-shaped blade the upper half pierced with three circles and a pair of slots, engraved on each side with a pair of figures, the base pieced with scrolls and fitted with a brass mask on each side and a pair of short lugs at the base (the terminals for holding match now missing), conical socket with a broad steel collar at the top formed of six vertical hoops each interrupted by a chiselled mask, and a pair of steel straps, on a later wooden haft 40cm; 15 1/2in head Two similar examples are illustrated in L.G.Boccia and E.T.Coelho 1975 nos. 452 453. £1000-1400 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 349 | AN ITALIAN HALBERD, CIRCA 1590-1600 with long central spike of diamond section, forward-leaning curved axe-blade with reinforced tips, each formed with a rounded lug at the rear and pierced with three holes, pierced triangular rear fluke, and a pair of straps, on a later wooden haft 59.6cm; 23 1/2in head £1000-1500 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 350 | TWO RARE JAVELINS FOR THE CAROUSEL, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY each with conical iron head, tapering slender shaft and a pair of short straps, on its original wooden shaft painted with a running pattern of red foliage and flowers 24cm; 9I in heads (2) Similar javelins were used for running at the Quintian for the Carousel of Christian V in 1685. See L. Rangström 1992, p173, no.195 and p. 396. £600-800 | Nil |
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800 |
| 351 | A NORTH GERMAN BOAR SPEAR FROM THE COURT HUNT OF GEORG WILHELM, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND LÜNEBURG IN CALENBURG, DUKE OF SAXE-LAUENBURG (1624-1705) with heavy leaf-shaped blade of hollow-diamond section (minor delaminations), socket of hexagonal section engraved with the Ducal monogram at the base, on an early oak haft bound with a pattern of leather trellis (toggle missing) 33cm; 13in head £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 352 | A GERMAN BOAR SPEAR, 18TH CENTURY with slender leaf-shaped blade of hollow-triangular section, stamped with a mark at the base, conical socket, on an early oak haft bound with a pattern of leather trellis (toggle missing) 38.5cm; 15 1/8in head £1000-1400 | Nil |
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| 353 | A RARE ITALIAN CORSECA, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY formed of a long central spike of diamond section, a pair of flat curved basal lugs with rebated pointed tips, one struck with a mark, faceted socket, and a pair of short straps, and retaining traces of etching throughout, on a late wooden haft 78.5cm; 31in head £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 354 | A PARTIZAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with slender blade formed with a reinforced central ridge, the base incorporating three pairs of lugs, and tapering faceted socket (areas of pitting) 39cm; 15G in £100-150 | 5% |
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500 |
| 355 | A GERMAN COMB MORION, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed in one piece, with hemispherical crown rising to a high roped medial comb, integral brim turned down slightly at the sides, projecting to an obtuse point at the front and rear, the base of the crown encircled by ten round-headed lining-rivets with brass rosette washers, the edge of the brim decorated with a file-roped inward turn, pierced at each side with a later suspension hole, and the surface retaining a black-from-the-hammer-finish 22cm; 8N in £1000-1400 | Nil |
|
1600 |
| 356 | A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID 17TH CENTURY with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with four radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a pierced finial and circular washer, and at its brow with a flat ogival peak, pierced at the rear with a rectangular hole to accommodate a sliding nasal-bar, secured at the brow by a rectangular staple and locking-screw, and struck at its point with an indistinct mark (the right end cracked, the centre pierced with a pair of later suspension-holes), at its nape with a broad ogival neck-guard of three upward-overlapping lames and its sides with pendant cheek-pieces (the left detached) of sub-triangular form with semi-circular notch at the top of the front edges, the main edges of the helmet decorated throughout with plain inward turns (the surface showing light patchs pitting and minor denting) 21.6cm; 8I in high £1000-1500 | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 357 | A FINE FRENCH ETCHED MODEL ARMOUR FOR MAN AND HORSE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, BY E.GRANGER, PARIS, CIRCA 1850 the armour for man comprising close helmet with pivoted 'belows' visor, bevor and single deep gorget-plate front and rear, breastplate of 'peascod' form fitted with skirt of one lame and tassets each of seven simulated lames, backplate, skirt of mail, large symmetrical pauldrons each of seven lames connected by turners to articulated vambraces with winged bracelet couters each of three lames, fingered gauntlets each with wrist-plate, five metacarpal-plates, and knuckle-plate (the finger lames and one thumb-plate missing), full leg defences with long cuisses articulated by winged poleyns of five lames to greaves fitted with broad toed sabatons of ten lames, the main principle edged with roped turns, decorated throughout with etched bands and borders of scrolling foliage, and mounted on a buff-leatherdressed articulated figure with gilt face, together with a lance (probably associated, repaired), the armour for horse comprising shaffron formed of a rounded main-plate, fitted with a pair of gutter-shaped ear-defences, cupped eyedefences, side-plates and heraldic escutcheon with central spike, crinet of eleven lames with no provision for a throat defence peytral of three plates each with separate lower border, flanchards each of one plate with separate lower border, and deep crupper of ten plates with separate tail piece, the edges with roped turns, decorated on the shaffron with sprays of embossed feathers, on the centre of the peytral with three applied heraldic devices, and etched throughout with scrolling foliage en suite with the armour for man and with a band of beadwork around the lower border, together with a saddle with matching bow and cantle plates, covered with buff leather and retaining some blue felt lining, fitted with a pair of steel stirrups (one detached the other replaced), mounted on a cast bronze horse with horsehair tail, and retaining a portion of its reinforced leather reigns, on an ebony veneered wooden base (the veneer chipped) 53.2cm; 21in overall The 19th Century Parisian armourer E.Granger is known to have made full-sized armours, including some for the waxwork figures of Madam Tussaud and others for use by the Paris Opera, but it is for his model armours that he has gained the greatest renown. A similar design, though with gilt as well as etched decoration, was exhibited at the Exposition de l'Industrie Française in Paris in 1844. He also showed his work at the Great Exhibition of 1862 as part of the firm Granger-Leblanc. A very similar armour for man and horse with etched and gilt decoration was sold Sotheby's Sussex, 8th December 1997, lot 59 (£25,300). Another, identical to the Sussex example, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (16.29.1-2). See H.Nickel 1966, p.182, pl.27. £7000-10000 | 5% |
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25000 |
| 358 | A FINE GERMAN ETCHED COMB-MORION CIRCA 1580, PROBABLY NUREMBERG formed in one piece, with hemispherical skull rising to a high medial comb roped along its apex, and an integral brim turned down at the sides, rising to an obtuse point at the front and the rear, its edge decorated with a file-roped inward turn, its front right end struck with an indistinct mark, probably the quality-control mark of the city of Nuremberg (each side pierced with a later wiring-hole), the base of the crown encircled by eleven (formerly twelve) round-headed lining-rivets with iron-rosette washers (one missing), finely etched on each side of the crown with an oval cartouche enclosing, on the right side, a mounted warrior in contemporary dress, and on the left side, a male figure kneeling before a vase of fire beneath an angel and overlooked by a bearded male figure, overlaying a pattern of alternating vertical bands formed of arabesque interlace on a blackened ground and scrolling foliage inhabited by birds on a blackened and stippled ground, the latter design repeated on the comb and the brim, that on the comb involving at each side an oval cartouche enclosing on the right side a soldier and on the left side a drummer, each in contemporary dress (the brim with several short cracks, the comb with minor delaminations and small perforation at brow). 27.8cm 10P in high This helmet is notable as a rare forerunner of the distinctive Nuremburg morions of similar design produced in the early 17th Century, such as that preserved in the Wartburg. The scrolling foliage and birds on the present helmet are similar in execution to a slightly earlier group dating to circa 1570, made for the Schurff family, hereditary huntsmen of the Tyrol. One example is preserved in the Musee de l'Armee, Paris. A morion of similar form also decorated with arabesque interlace is preserved in the former Electoral Armoury, Dresden. See J.Schobel 1976, fig.40. £6000-8000 | Nil |
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5000 |
