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A magnificent cased silver-gilt officer’s presentation sword of the 4th. East York Artillery Volunteers, the straight 87cm flat-solid section blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No.12733 for1863, finely etched for its entire length with panels containing intricate foliate patterns, strapwork etc, reversed and intwined VR cypher, the arms of York, an English rose, a Scots thistle, regimental device of the 4th. East Yorks Artillery Volunteers, crossed cannons and motto ‘ Tu Ebor...
Hammer Price: £4,600
A fine quality Royal Navy officer's sword, by Dudley of Portsmouth, similar, although of smaller proportions, to that ordered for commanders in 1805, the slender straight 68cm blade with wide fullers, lightly frost etched with stands of arms and foliate patterns to both sides, copper-gilt mounted hilt, stirrup guard deeply cast and chased with acanthus leaves, sea shells and in the centre a cartouche containing the Prince of Wales’s feathers, the quillon formed by an ornate conch shell,...
Hammer Price: £4,100
A fine quality Caucasian shasqua, the curved 80cm multi-grooved blade back-edged and with etched patterns, fine quality characteristic hilt deeply chased with typical floral patterns on a finely stippled ground, bands of nielloed flowers and borders of silver filigree work, the pommel fiitted with silver monogram of Czar Alexander II, complete with its wood scabbard covered with brown leather having four nielloed silver mounts decorated en-suite to the hilt, the top chape with shaped edge...
Hammer Price: £3,500
A cased pair of DB side-by-side percussion officer’s holster pistols by Westley Richards, 170 New Bond Street, London, circa 1840, browned twist 20cm sighted barrels of carbine bore, platinum vents, central rib engraved with makers name and address, case-hardened breeches and tangs decorated with foliage, lock plates and hammers engraved en-suite, case hardened trigger guards with matching foliate engraving sliding safties, finely chequered figured walnut stocks, vacant silver escutcheons,...
Hammer Price: £2,600
Livery, a superb card of 93 large and 3 small silver plate and gilt examples, 48 to the British Baronry and 48 to foreign nobility, the majority all identified, they require cleaning otherwise in very fine condition (96) £900-1100
Hammer Price: £2,300
Short Seaplane 1914, a large fragment of canvas cut from the tailplane of a Short Seaplane, approx 54 x 12 inches, painted in red, white and blue bands, with contemporary indelible pencil inscription, ‘1340 relict of Short Seaplane (tail) 140 HP Canton One engine, First British Raid over Cuxhaven, Xmas 1914’ has been folded with consequent flaking and loss of paint, but basically in good condition and a rare survival £250-300
Hammer Price: £2,200
Royal Navy, a very fine and rare selection c1810-1900, including patterns for Captains and Commanders c1812-30, Pursers, Navigation, Surgeons at Sea, Hospital Staff for the same period; Engineer Branch 1841-56, Half-Pay (unmounted pattern); Mufti (mounted); Warrant Officers and Midshipmen; Royal Naval Reserve (first pattern, no anchor); RNAV; Greenwich Seaman’s Hospital; Training Ships etc., (no early Flag Rank), very good condition (93) £800-1000
A pair of brass framed box-lock 22 bore cannon barreled flintlock pistols by Hugh Varncomb of Bristol, circa 1784,12cm turn off barrels, Birmingham view and proof marks, box-lock centre hammers, trigger guards engraved with a rose, walnut stocks finely inlaid with silver wire bag shaped butts with grotesque embossed silver mask butt caps, lacking top jaws and screws, actions stiff and signs of old polishing overall, now contained in a modern close-fitting case £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,100
Fox Hunts, a very large selection c1825-1914 totalling 146 items, gilt examples to the Calcutta, Dartmoor Forest, North Staffs, SSH ,West Meath, the Meath, Quorn Huntsmen (carded), Berkeley, Dartmoor, Lord Londesborough, Old Berkeley Leconfield (mounted) Oakley; silver mount on gilt QVC over Garter Proper with ‘RLHC’ in the centre The Vine (mounted); silver plates include, Scroopes (small only carded), Fitzwilliam, ‘KH’ under a baron’s coronet ,‘SP&L below a running fox, plus...
Hammer Price: £2,000
Livery Pattern Ledger Complete, a very fine and rare example of a heavy leather bound work constructed by Messrs. Joseph Collard, Steam Printer and Wholesale Stationer 13 Cranbourne Street and 45 Glasshouse Street ,London, the ledger is dated ‘17/6/92’ and with an additional label ‘Pattern Kept No.5942’.The used leaves contain 277 large and 7 small silver plate and gilt examples, virtually all are identified and represent the cadet branches of the nobility and baronetage, one...
Hammer Price: £1,700
A good 1796 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the straight 82cm blade retaining approx 75% of its blue and gilt decoration, incorporating crowned GR cypher, Royal Arms etc., copper-gilt regulation hilt, folding side guard, the urn shaped facetted pommel and quillon chased with acanthus, wood grip bound with silver wire, hilt mounts retaining almost all original gilding, and original red and gold bullion sword knot, complete with its blind tooled black leather scabbard with three...
Hammer Price: £1,500
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays), a very fine officer’s 1871 pattern full dress helmet for the period 1901-10, formerly worn by Major William Horsley Persse, complete with frontal plate, silver diamond cut star with overlays in gilt silver and red and blue enamels being the fretted Garter Proper with blue backing and central red ground with silver EVIIR monogram, chin chain and rose side ornaments, quadrant and plume holder, internally some of the original lining present now partially...
A Georgian Volunteer officer’s sword, the curved 76cm blade with makers name to back edge J. J. Runkel, Solingen, single wide fuller, blue and gilt decoration for one third of its length incorporating stand of arms, classical helmet etc., retaining approx 50% of blue and gilt, copper-gilt stirrup guard chased with foliate patterns, herring-bone borders, ornate down-turned quillon, ferrule and shield-shaped langets chased with acanthus leaves, pommel in the form of a horse head with flowing...
Hammer Price: £1,400
3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, an officer’s fine quality 1871 pattern helmet gilt brass skull, with similar spike chin chain and rose side ornaments, the plate being a silver hob-nail cut elongated star mounted with a gilt pierced Garter Proper in gilt, this with a ground of blue enamel, centrally the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto on a red enamel ground, internally the period quilted silk sweat band and other lining present, front peak lined with green, skiver missing on...
Bowes-Lyon Family, a superb unmarked silver glengarry clan badge, being a raised oval strap bearing in relief the family motto ‘In Te Domine Speravi’, in the open centre a fine relief depiction of the family crest, between two slips of laurel a lady to the girdle, habited and holding in her dexter hand a thistle, stout pin fastener the reverse finely engraved ‘Honble Frank Lyon Feby 23 1877’, mint condition £300-500
A Caucasian shasqua, the curved 81cm multi-grooved blade with small makers mark filled with arabic script, back-edged for the last 18cm, retaining all its original burnished finish, characteristic nielloed silver hilt embossed and chased with foliate patterns, the grip with spiralling bands of niello work, complete with its wood scabbard covered with black leather having four nielloed silver mounts decorated en-suite to the hilt, small piece of leather missing from reverse of scabbard...
21st (Royal North British Fusiliers) Regiment, a very rare officer’s shako plate c1812-16, the standard rococo die-stamped crowned gilt back plate with silver pinned mounts comprising a large ‘GR’ cypher over the numerals ‘21’, four small fastening holes around the rim, very good condition £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,300
A good Georgian midshipman's dirk of small proportions, the mounts of copper-gilt cross-guard chased with oak leaves ferrule with engraved bands, spirally ribbed tapering ivory grip, the 19cm blade of flattened diamond section retaining 100% blue and gilt decoration, complete with its copper-gilt scabbard chased with a stand of arms and herring-bone pattern, minor hairline cracks to grip and some service wear to gilding of reverse of scabbard, otherwise in fine condition throughout ...
An impressive presentation hunting sidearm by William Lund of Fleet Street, London, presented to a Madras Horse Artillery officer, of massive construction throughout, the heavy wide 50cm straight blade of flattened diamond section, struck with the makers details ' W.Lund, 24 Fleet Street, London', finely etched and engraved overall with scrolling foliage, spear pointed, the wide flat iron cross-guard pierced though with hearts, circles and four quatrefoils, large ribbed ferrule, stag-horn...
Hammer Price: £1,200
A good Victorian officer's presentation sword of the Sudbury Company, 2nd. Volunteer Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 1827 pattern rifle regiment officers sword, the straight 84cm blade etched with crowned VR cypher a strung bugle and intricate foliate scrolls a presentation inscription appears within a zig-zagging ribbon 'Presented to Lieut. Colonel George Lancelot Andrewes on his promotion to field rank by the present & past officers and men of D (Sudbury) Co. 2nd Volr. Battn. Suffolk Regiment...
A fine quality HM silver mounted presentation sword, presented to an officer for his gallantry at Givenchy in 1915 whilst serving with the 20th. [Blackheath & Woolwich] Battalion London Regiment, 1897 pattern infantry officer's sword the straight 83cm dumbell section blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No 50314 for 1915, finely etched with GVR cypher Royal Arms and intricate floral patterns and within a panel a presentation inscription 'Presented to Captain W M L Escombe DSO...
Hammer Price: £1,100
Other Hunts, a card of very scarce and rare examples for Otter, Stag, Boar, and Hare, including small types to:- a hare over LH, a hare over HPH, a hare over JWH , a hare over OH, a hare over PHC, a hare over RBH, a hare over NF, a hare over TRA (carded to the Clydesdale), a medium gilt to the Edenduff Carrick Harriers, a small bronze to Ale Water Otter Hunt, a small gilt an otter over ‘H’ (script), a small silver plate ‘Hark Forrards’ over a running stag, small silver plate...
British Infantry Shako 1812-16 Pattern, a very rare example in napped felt, plain unbound horizontal front peak, bound with narrow leather strip around the base, the lower front panel bound with black herringbone cloth, the upper ‘false front’ section broken off and missing, to the upper left side a black cloth ‘lace’ cockade, this with applied pewter bugle horn, internally are remains of the paper and fine yellow cotton linings, the period shako plate of standard rococo pattern is...
Hammer Price: £1,000
3rd (Prince of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards, a fine quality officer’s full dress helmet 1871 pattern, complete with frontal plate, silver diamond cut star with overlays in gilt silver and enamels, being the fretted Garter Proper with blue backing and a central Prince of Wales’s crest and motto on red ground, chin chain and rose side ornaments (these are modern poor quality replacements), quadrant and plume holder, internally lining and sweat band sound, falling horse hair plume black over...
Livery, three original pattern cards containing 278 large and 4 small gilt and silver plate examples; including a good selection of British peerage and coats of arms, many identified, very good uncleaned condition (282) £1100-1200
Livery, a superb original card of 91 large and 5 small silver plate gilt examples, all to the peerage and all identified c1860-80, they require cleaning but otherwise all in very fine condition (96) £1000-1200
Fox Hunts, a card of very scarce and fine quality examples c1820-1914 large gilts include New Forest, IHH (Old English lettering), TSH (OE), SH (OE), CH (OE), ‘Gone Away/fox/ HC (script), The Wynnstay (mounted foxes), Earl Percy’s, a Marquess’es coronet over a fox’s mask, The Quorn Huntsmen’s pattern (and small), large mounted MIH. Small gilts:- Fox over SH (script), EFH (OE), small gilt mounted Innoshannon Hunt, Fox’s mask over script MH over Anno 1838, NFH (OE), plus many other...
Hammer Price: £980
A good Royal Navy officer’s sword for an officer of flag rank, the curved 74cm pipe-back blade by H. Blackmore, 55 Brook Street, Bond Street, London, finely etched with Royal Arms, fouled anchor, foliate scrolls etc, regulation solid half-basket guard incorporating a crowned fouled anchor, folding side guard, lions head pommel, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, hilt retaining its original gold & blue bullion sword knot, complete with its black leather scabbard with copper-gilt...
Canadian Expeditionary Force Cap Badges, 13th (2) bronze & white metal; 67th blackened (some verdigris); 17th white metal; 1st British Columbia white metal on pickled bronze (Hicks & Son London); 16th white metal; 73rd bronze; 37th bronze (slider Tiptaft Birm); 43rd gilding metal (rusted); 43rd white metal; 48th very large bronze; 92nd (2) white metal & gilding metal (re-lugged); 110th pickled brass; 173rd bronze; 111th pickled green; 113th copper; 154th bronze; 134th bronze (no lugs); 241st...
Hammer Price: £920
Livery, Ten original pattern cards containing 202 large and 113 small silver plate and gilt examples, seven of the cards are early C19th and include a good British peerage selection, some cards are all identified, some near mint state, some require cleaning, otherwise very good condition (315) £700-800
A Victorian officer's presentation sword of the Oldbury Company Worcestershire Rifle Volunteers, 1827 pattern rifle regiment sword, slightly curved blade finely etched with sprays of laurel wreaths crossed Union flags, strung bugle and Worcestershire Rifles, and within a panel an unusual presentation inscription 'A.O.F. Court Battle Oak 2554 Presented to W.H. Hayward Esq. P.C.R. by the members as a token of respect and for his zeal in promoting the welfare of the Court, Oldbury, Feby.1866',...
Hammer Price: £880
Railways & Transport, an interesting selection including a large brass example for the Cavan Leitrim & Roscommon Railway (dented) 1887-95; a small white metal for the Manx Northern Railway (1879-1904); a large silver plate L.&.N.W.R (dining car), a similar example Midland Railway (dining car); two small white metal North London Railway; a large gilt Caledonian Steam Packet Company; a superb large gilt for the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, a similar example for the Northern Railway of...
Hammer Price: £860
Livery, three original pattern cards containing 259 large and one small silver plate and gilt examples; including a selection of British peerage and foreign nobility, the majority identified, very good uncleaned condition (260) £800-900
Hammer Price: £850
Shipping, a very large and fine collection c1850-1914; large gilts include MOSS Co (beam engine centre), Niagara Navigation Co.,Tedcastle Line, La Platense Bank Line, BLSS Co Ld.,Vapores Correos Del Marques de Campo, NYK, Societe Cockerill ,Bullard King & Co., BSN Co., RES Co., WASN Co., Antrim Iron Ore Co Ld., The Plymouth Belle Co., British & Burmese Navig. Co., WASN Co. (Swan centre), DP & LC SGT LL & WCSS Co., Dundee Clipper Line, LCC & A Ltd., Gulf Line, Shire Line, Cape Line, Ducal...
Hammer Price: £820
Fox Hunts, a very fine and rare selection c1830-1914, large gilts include Earl Londesborough’s, ‘Tally -Ho’ over running fox (with back mark Norton Pickett St Temple Bar), HHH (script), GTH (script), North Staffs, DH (Old English lettering), ‘P’ in wreath (OE), Blackmoor Vale, ‘G’ (Garth or Miss Guest’s?) HH (script), Buccleugh & Queensberry, MEH (script) over lightning flashes, BH (OE), Zetland, Quorn (mounted), Caernarvon, plus many other scarce items including six silver...
Livery, three original pattern cards containing 246 large, 4 medium and 2 diamond pattern silver plate and gilt examples; including a good selection of British peerage, foreign nobility and a few foreign royalty, the majority identified, very good uncleaned condition (253) £800-900
Canadian Expeditonary Force Cap Badges, 4th Central Ontario silver/pickled green; 105th bronze; 134th large bronze; 113th bronze; 185th bronze (rusted); 92nd (2) white metal gilding metal; 48th very large blackened and large bronze (re-lugged); 13th (2) bronze & white metal; 126th coppered; 14th Reserve Battalion white metal ;85th pickled copper (requires re-lugging); 43rd (2) bronze & browning copper; 219th pickled copper; 193rd pickled green; 236th Maclean Kilties brass (one lug replaced);...
An interesting British officer’s mameluke mounted with a Portuguese blade, the 78cm wide curved flat-solid section blade back-edged and with single narrow groove to either side, undecorated but for an engraved and gilt presentation inscription ‘....TENIENTE CORONEL RVANO AL CAPITAN JOHNS’ , the blade presumably presented by a Portuguese officer to a British officer who had seen service in the Penisula, copper-gilt mameluke hilt, cross guard cast and chased with acanthus, the ecusson...
Hammer Price: £800
A scarce Prussian NCO’s model1862 tschapka of the 10th.Uhlans, black patent leather skull, red sides, black patent leather mortarboard, white cording, brass plate and fittings, white and black plume boss, brass chin scales with leather backing, retaining original pull-tie leather lining, minor mothing and plume boss a replacement, otherwise good condition overall £550-600
Hammer Price: £780
3rd. Hussars, A silver-mounted officer’s shoulder belt and pouch, the pouch box of black morocco silver pouch flap and fittings HM Birm.1867-1869 makers mark J & Co, borders chased with folite patterns, mounted with gilt crowned VR cypher, shoulder belt of red morocco, gold lace with central crimson stripe, complete with all silver mounts, good condition overall £400-500
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