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A RARE INFANTRY BREASTPLATE, CIRCA 1500, PROBABLY SPANISH formed in one piece with a strong medial ridge and bold angular outward turns at the neck and arm-openings, its shoulders in each case fitted with a short strap terminating in a double-ended iron buckle, its lower edge flanged outwards to receive a fauld of two upward-overlapping lames, the lowest fitted at each side, beneath brass rosette washers, with short straps for the suspension of pendant tassets (lightly patinated overall with a few patches of pitting, the main plate pierced at each side with three later holes, the fauld-lames associated and partly reworked, the lowest with some plugged holes, all rivets, straps, rosettes and buckles replaced) 45.6cm.; 18in high Breastplates of this distinctive form were popular in Spain in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Some bear marks including the well-known "crow's-foot mark" attributed to the Aragonese town of Calatayud. One such example bearing this mark is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (Ian Eaves, 2002, p140). A large number of breastplates of this type were formerly in the armoury of the Dukes of Ossuna. Some of which are to be found in the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Musée de l'Armée, Paris. A further series from the Armoury of the Dukes of Medinaceli is now preserved in the Army Museum, Madrid. Several examples of the type from the armoury of the knights of St John of Rhodes are to be found in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. £3000-5000 | 5% |
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| 360 | A GERMAN "TODENKOPF" HELMET, CIRCA 1620 with rounded two-piece skull joined at a high medial comb pierced towards its rear end with a small transverse hole flanged outwards over the neck to form an integral rear gorget-plate, and fitted at the nape with a tapering tubular plume-holder, peak and bevor attached by common pivots with low domed heads, flat acutely-pointed peak fitted within its brow with a U-shaped face-defence embossed with a slender moustache and pierced with openings for the eyes and mouth, each bordered by a raised rib, the face-defence secured to the bevor at the right side by a swivel-hook and stud (the peak and face-defence associated, the bevor re-shaped to receive it during its working life), and a single front gorget-plate riveted to the flanged lower edge decorated with plain inward turns, a recessed border and an incised line, and the subsidiary edges bordered by single incised lines, (helmet painted black over a russet surface). 36cm.; 14in high £4000-5000 | Nil |
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5500 |
| 361 | A GERMAN CUIRASSIER'S HELMET, CIRCA 1620, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK with rounded two-piece skull joined down a high medialcomb, pierced at its apex with a later transverse hole to tie up a plume and fitted at the nape with a tapering tubular plume-holder, decorated at its upper end with moulded lines, peak and bevor attached by common pivots with long domed heads and circular internal washers (replaced), flat obtusely-pointed peak fitted within its brow with a U-shaped face-defence cut with bars, each embossed with a medial rib, the bevor shaped to the chin and cut with a U-shaped face-opening (its edge chipped at the right side), the skull and bevor each retaining substantial remains of their lining-bands, the face-defence and bevor each secured at the right side by a swivel-hook and stud, and two gorget-plates front and rear, the lower front one descending to an obtuse central point, the main edges of the peak and lower gorget-plates each decorated with plain inward turns accompanied by recessed borders, those of the latter occupied by round-headed lining-rivets (pitted, new painted black) 33cm.; 13in high PROVENANCE The Brunswick Ducal Arsenal, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Blankenburg Schloss Marienburg The helmet is of a pattern found on several armours formerly preserved in the Brunswick Ducal armoury at Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony. A number of similar close helmets from the Wolfenbüttel Zeughaus, are preserved in the Landesmuseum, Brunswick. See Hagen 1923, p.25 £3500-4000 | Nil |
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5500 |
| 362 | AN ITALIAN MORION IN THE SPANISH FASHION, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed in one piece with almond-shaped crown rising to a short backward-directed "stalk" at its apex, narrow, slightly downturned brim, the base of the crown encircled by lining-rivets with brass rosette washers (replaced), the brim decorated at its edge with a plain inward turn, and stuck at its rear with a crowned escutcheon charged with three indistinct devices, (lightly patinated and small patches of rust). 20cm.; 8I high £300-500 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 363 | A PAIR OF STEEL ROWEL SPURS, MID-17TH CENTURY with five-point rowels formed with an additional short decorated spike between, L-shaped necks chiselled with broad scrolls, curved sides chiselled en suite, and each retaining its large pierced iron buckle (one with a very small chip and now detached) 13.5cm; 5 3/8in (2) £1400-1800 | Nil |
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| 364 | A VICTORIAN COPY OF AN ITALIAN MORION OF THE TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GUARD OF PIER LUIGI FARNESE, DUKE OF PARMA AND PIACENZA (REIGNED 1545-47), BY ELKINGTON (painted gold), the inside with Elkington label 19cm; 7 1/2in high £200-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 365 | A THREE-QUARTER ARMOUR IN LATE 16th CENTURY GERMAN STYLE, MODERN comprising cuirassier helmet open at the face, with triple-bar face-defence, gorget, breast and back plate, the former drawn out to a keel shape at the front, skirt of three lames, a pair of full arm defences, a pair of gauntlets, (fingers missing)and a pair of knee length tasset: on a stand with carved stone base, and a pair of finger gauntlets in lat 16th/early 17th century style modern (fingers loose) £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 366 | A FINE CASED SET OF FRENCH STEEL GUNMAKER'S TOOLS, MID-18TH CENTURY comprising tapering drift, pricker with butterfly finial, further pricker or drift with moulded finial, double-ended tapering screw for barrel clearing, two mainspring clamps of differing size, three-piece combined hammer and turn screw, glass oil bottle with stopper, and with an additional wire pricker (probably a working addition: in original fitted case with wooden core, the lid interior lined with red velvet (faded), the outer surface entirely covered in rayskin, and secured at the front by a silver button 10.2cm; 4in high £2000-2500 | Nil |
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| 367 | A TURKISH SMALL BRASS FLASK, LATE 19TH CENTURY with hinged lid, fitted with a pair of loops for suspension and decorated with linear ornament throughout 8.5cm; 3G in high £20-30 | Nil |
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16 |
| 368 | A PAIR OF LEG IRONS, 19TH CENTURY joined by a chain of four links, with rudimentary lock on one side and the other side with a pair of lockable hoops (pitted) £100-200 | Nil |
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100 |
| 369 | A GERMAN IRON STRONG BOX, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY formed of a series of large iron plates overlaid with broad interlaced iron bands, fitted with a pair of hasps at the front for securing the lid, false lock with embossed frontal plate, a carrying handle at each end, the lid with a covered keyhole in the centre, the inside fitted with a lock mechanism incorporating eleven shooting bolts retained by a series of engraved plaques centring on an engraved boss, with its original key, fitted with an additional lockable compartment at the bottom, with its original key, and two contemporary padlocks, one with its original key (pitted throughout and with early paint encrustation): on a wooden stand 89cm; 35in by 47.5cm; 18 3/4in by 43cm; 17 3/4in £2500-3500 | 5% |
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3200 |
| 370 | A BRONZE MORTAR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with tapering body stamped 'BEA' , formed with a series of moulded bands and with a pair of lugs, with a contemporary pestle (worn) 12cm; 4N in £100-150 | Nil |
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| 371 | A FINELY CARVED PORTION OF A WHEEL-LOCK GUN STOCK BY JOHANN GEORG MAUCHER, MID-17TH CENTURY decorated with exotic beasts and the seated figure of Africa on her chariot on the cheek-piece, a domestic scene within a cartouche opposite the lock, cut with the initials IM behind the barrel tang aperture, the right hand side with patchbox (cover missing), and retaining part of a characteristic grotesque mask ahead of the trigger-guard (chipped) 38cm; 15in A wheel-lock gun carved in a very similar manner, and perhaps the pair to this, is preserved in the Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer, Vienna, WS.D97. See H.Schedelman 1972, p.133. £500-600 | Nil |
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700 |
| 372 | A GERMAN SMALL IRON STRONGBOX, 18TH CENTURY formed of large iron plates, reinforced at the edges with shaped bands, the front with an additional middle band incorporating a false keyhole cover, a handle at each end, the top with three bands secured by eight rivets with rosette heads and a central swivelling cover concealing the key hole (possibly replaced), the inside with a pair of shooting bolts operated by a sprung mechanism retained by engraved plates, and stamped with the letters MM at the front, complete with an associated key (pitted throughout) 19.7cm; 7 3.4in by 9.8cm; 3 3/4in by 9cm; 3 1/2in £800-1000 | Nil |
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800 |
| 373 | A FINE GERMAN STEEL PADLOCK, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pierced scrolling body of symmetrical construction, the central portion raised on each side, and the key-hole concealed by a close-fitting sprung lid secured by a press catch at the base 17.8cm; 7in high A lock of related form was sold Sotheby's Zurich, 25th November 1980, lot 318. £3000-4000 | 5% |
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3000 |
| 374 | A GERMAN STEEL PADLOCK, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad shield-shaped body pierced with two pairs of holes, and a shaped aperture on each side, formed with a raised moulding on each face, decorated with linear and punched ornament and the outer with an aperture for the key, and complete with a key, perhaps the original (light pitting) 14cm; 5 1/2in high £2000-3000 | 5% |
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2000 |
| 375 | A MASSIVE IRON PADLOCK, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with shaped body formed in two halves, the principle faces cast in high relief with a seated lion secured in a cage secured by a large padlock, u-shaped hoop, and co0mplete with its key (the surface withhold paint and small areas of corrosion) 26cm; 10 1/4in high £2500-3000 | 5% |
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3200 |
| 376 | A GERMAN STEEL PADLOCK, LATE 16TH/ EARLY 17TH CENTURY with shield-shaped body pierced with a hole on each side, formed with a raised panel on each face, the rear engraved with a panel of scrolling foliage and the front incorporating a sprung plate concealing the lock (light pitting and restorations), complete with a key (associated) 15cm; 6in high £1500-2000 | 5% |
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| 377 | A GERMAN STEEL PADLOCK, LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY with triangular body, formed with a near rectangular moulding on the reverse and a barrel-shaped protrusion for the key at the front, incorporating an additional loop for fixing to a chain or catch, complete with a contemporary key 13.2cm; 5 1/4in high £1000-1500 | 5% |
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| 378 | A FINELY CONSTRUCTED COPY OF A VERTICAL RATCHET EPROUVETTE with brass body, fitted with a bronze mortar-shaped crucible at the base, cast with a pair of dolphin sidehandles and pan-shaped vent, graduated central ratchet bar incorporating a weight at the bottom, a pair of stylised dolphins, one pivoting to engage the ratchet bar, and with four graduated powder measures: on a wooden base 49.5cm; 19I in high £500-600 | Nil |
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| 379 | AN IRON AND BRASS DOOR LOCK, 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRENCH with five ratcheted bolts, sliding catch with brass knob, and complete with its original chiselled key with kidney-shaped bow and the bit pierced with fleur-de-lys, mounted on a later wooden panel (pitted, cleaned bright) the lock 16cm 6Din by 10cm; 4in £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 380 | A RARE SQUADRON STANDARD OF THE ROYAL HORSE GUARDS, CIRCA 1801-15 of red silk, applied with the Union badge comprising the Rose, Thistle and Shamrock, beneath the Royal Crown and Cypher GR all in polychrome, gold bullion fringe at the top and on one side (the bottom right corner and the lower potion of the fringe missing on one side, small tears, minor fading), together with a modern frame bearing a plaque inscribed 'Battle Standard of H.M.Horse Guards carried at the Battle of Waterloo, June 1815' (the frame a poor fit) 88cm by 65cm (excluding fringe) A standard embroidered with a similar design is illustrated in N.P.Dawnay 1975, p.33 fig.16. The use of polychrome as opposed to bullion thread is notably unusual. £5000-7000 | Nil |
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| 381 | A FINE VICTORIAN GILT METAL ALBERT PATTERN HELMET OF THE HONOURABLE CORPS OF GENTLEMENAT- ARMS with gilt-metal skull applied with elaborate gilt metal oak and olive foliage over its full surface, fitted with gilt-metal helmet plate decorated with the Royal Arms and mounted on a white metal star, gilt chin-scales formed as classical foliage secured by a pair of lion claw clasps and retained by embossed lion mask caps, and complete with an early lining and tall twostage white swan feather plume (plume with minor losses) 57cm; 22I in high The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms were formed in 1539 as the 'Nearest Guard' to the sovereign. £1800-2200 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 382 | A GILT METAL ALBERT PATTERN HELMET OF THE HONOURABLE CORPS OF GENTLEMEN-AT-ARMS, POST 1902 with gilt-metal skull applied with elaborate gilt metal oak and olive foliage over its full surface, fitted with gilt-metal helmet plate decorated with the Royal Arms and mounted on a white metal star, gilt chin-scales formed as classical foliage secured by a pair of lion claw clasps and retained by embossed lion mask caps, and complete with an early lining and white swan feather plume (very light wear, plume with minor losses) 50cm; 19N in high £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 383 | A VICTORIAN POUCH FOR A MEMBER OF THE HONOURABLE CORPS OF GENTLEMEN-AT-ARMS of leather, with blue velvet flap with gold lace edge, decorated with the crowned Royal cypher, and retaining a single gilt-brass loop for a belt; a George VI pouch for a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-arms, similar to the preceding, retaining both brass fittings for a belt (2) £150-200 | 5% |
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160 |
| 384 | AN 1871 PATTERN 4TH (ROYAL IRISH) DRAGOON OFFICER'S HELMET with gilt-brass skull, applied with a band of oak and olive foliage, fitted with enamelled helmet plate decorated with the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick (enamel with small losses), gilt-brass plume-holder, gilt-brass china-scales with red leather backing, and white horse hair plume 38.7cm; 15Din high £1800-2200 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 385 | A BUSBY OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS BY CATER & CO, PALL MALL, DATED 1911 with leather headband, and the inside painted with the date (worn, badge missing) 24cm; 9I in high £150-200 | Nil |
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| 386 | A CAVALRY OFFICER'S WHITE METAL HELMET with white metal skull applied with a band of olive foliage at the front, enamelled helmet plate including the crowned mirrored letter 'L' impaling a further crown, and the Royal motto, white metal plume-holder and bosses, white metal chin-chain, and white horsehair plume 38cm; 15in high £1000-1500 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 387 | A GERMAN W.W.I. STEEL PICKELHAUBE with steel skull, applied with brass helmet plate, with black, red and white and black and white cockade , later leather chin-strap, and copper central spike (damaged, worn) 19cm; 7 1/2in high £100-120 | Nil |
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| 388 | A VICTORIAN SABRETACHE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY with black leather pouch, blue facing applied with bullion border, the crowned Royal Arms and the Regimental motto (stitching with losses, areas of wear, cannon badge missing) 34.2cm; 13 1/2in high £250-300 | Nil |
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700 |
