BRITISH
AND EUROPEAN SILVER • COLLECTION OF ARMS AND ARMOUR
Monday
19 May 2008• 6.00pm 00 162 Queen Street
Woollahra
Scent Bottles and Glass LOTS
001-044 |
British and European Silver LOTS
045-099
| Arms
and Armour LOTS 100-147
AUSTRALIAN,
ASIAN AND EUROPEAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Wednesday
21 May 2008• 6.00pm 00 162 Queen Street
Woollahra
Ceramics LOTS
151-205 |
Objets de Vertu LOTS
206-241
| Jewellery,
Watches and Plated Wares LOTS
242-274
Rugs, Textiles and Asian Works of Art
LOTS
275-300 |
Miscellaneous Objects LOTS
301-381
| Furniture
LOTS 382-444
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100
Antique
Halberd Probably 17th Century German
with a tapered facetted blade, leading to a hooked fluke and crescent
shaped axe blade, applied to the square turned shaft, height 210cm
$1,200 – 1,500
101
Antique
Halberd Probably 17th Century German
with a tapered facetted blade, leading to a hooked fluke and a scalloped
straight sided axe blade, applied to the square turned shaft, height 224cm
Provenance
Purchased New York c.1980
$1,200 – 1,500
102
Antique
Linstock/Lintstock Probably 17th Century Italian
with a pierced blade flanked by the scrolled tapers, leading to a short
collar and applied to the square turned shaft, height 245cm
Provenance
Purchased New York c.1980
$2,000 – 2,500
103
Antique
Halberd Probably 17th Century German
with a broard facetted blade, leading to a pierced a hooked fluke and
a scalloped crescent shaped axe blade, applied to the square turned shaft,
height 228cm
$1,200 – 1,500
104
Antique
Halberd Probably 17th Century German
with a thin facetted blade, leading to a pierced a hooked fluke and a
scalloped crescent shaped axe blade, applied to the square turned shaft,
with applied red fabric tassels, and slight traces of gilding, height
226cm
$800 – 1,200
104a
Antique
Spontoon Probably 17th Century German
with a pierced blade, surmounted a pair of wing like lugs, applied
to the square turned shaft, with applied red fabric tassels, and slight
traces of gilding, height 180cm
Provenance
Purchased New York c.1980
$800 – 1,200
REGIMENTAL AND SHORT SWORDS/RAPIERS
105
18th Century
Cast Steel Colichemarde Type Short Sword Probably English
with acorn button and a pierced pommel, leading to a chased knuckle guard
and leather wrapped grip, and a pierced shell guard, terminating in a
tapered blade length 94cm
$500 – 700
106
Solingen
Alex Coppel Cast Steel Cavalry Sabre, c.1880
the pommel with gilt and leather mounts, the etched blade bearing the
registered pattern number 3293 79, together with its original scabbard,
length 100cm
$600 – 800
107
19th Century
Model 1850 Cast Brass and Steel Sword, c.1850
with a leathern or skin grip wrapped in wire, leading to a slightly curved
blade, length 89cm
$300 – 500
108
Ivan Martin
18th Century Steel Short Sword (AF)
with an urn shaped pommel, and a bowed grip and lobate quillon, leading
to an engraved tapering blade, length 97cm
$300 – 400
109
E Thurkle
Soho London
18th Century Gilt Mounted Short Sword
with acorn button and a beaded pommel, a chased knuckle guard and shaped
grip, shell guard, leading to an engraved tapered blade, length 90cm
$500 – 700
with acorn button and a beaded pommel, a chased knuckle guard and shaped
grip, shell guard, leading to an engraved tapered blade, length 90cm
$500 – 700
110
Solingen
18th Century Steel Short Sword
with a facetted pommel, and a leathern or skin grip wrapped in wire, shaped
knuckle guard and lobate quillion, twin pierced symmetrical shell guards,
the forte of blade is blued with gold embellishments, together with its
distressed silver mounted papier mache scabbard inscribed " D Drery
Chtley to his Majesty Strand", length 95cm
$400 – 600
111
Wilkinson
Royal Artillery Officer’s Sword
with a fully inscribed blade, having leather mounts and scabbard, length
102cm
$300 – 400
112
19th Century
Cavalry Officers Sword
with a brass pommel cap, leading to a knuckle guard with three additional
branches and a blade with double fullers, length 98cm
$300 – 400
113
Eisenhauer
Late 19th Century Royal Artillery Officers Sabre
with a leopards head pommel cap, leading to leathern or skin grip wrapped
in wire,a figural lobate quillon, a pair of crossed canon to the ricasso,
tapered slightly curved blade which is blued with gold embellishments,
with its leather scabbard, length 94cm
$350 – 450
114
Late 18th/19th
Century Hunting Hanger (Probably German)
with a brass pommel cap and short horn grip, leading to the steel blade
decorated with hunting scenes, length 70.5cm
$600 – 800
115
Enfield
Victorian Pioneer Sword Bayonet
with a brass mounted grip ,quillon and spring locking bolt leading to
a single edge blade, stamped Enfield, with short fuller, length 68cm
$650 – 850
116
19th Century
Sawback Pioneer Sword
with a brass mounted grip, quillon and single knuckle guard leading to
a single serrated blade, with brass mounted leather scabbard, length 68cm
$600 – 800
117
19th Century
Sawback Pioneer Sword
with a brass mounted grip, quillon, having circular finials leading to
a single edge serrated blade, with a single short fuller and brass mounted
leather scabbard, length 46cm
$600 – 800
118
19th Century
Pioneer Sword
with a brass mounted grip, quillon and having circular finials leading
to a single edge blade, with brass mounted leather scabbard, length 68cm
$500 – 700
119
18th /
19th Century Italian Steel Stiletto
with a barrel style pommel and woven grip,and a cross guard with a pair
of truncated quillons leading to a typical sided blade, length 33cm
$450 – 650
120
19th Century
Horn Mounted Brassed Hilted Short Knife
with a shaped hilt leading to a capped hilt with figural quillon and steel
blade, with brass scabbard, length 24.5cm
$100 – 200
LARGER BLADED WEAPONS
121
Solingen
17th/ 18th Century German Executioners Sword
with oversize pommel, and leather wrapped grip, leading to etched blade
with square terminals, length 114.5cm
Provenance
The Munster Family Pre 1980
Purchased Sydney Collection c.1980
$6,000 – 8,000
122
17th Century
Cup Hilted Rapier
with a facetted pommel, shaped knuckle guard and a wrapped grip, pierced
hilt, flanked by a pair of angular quillons and tapered blade, length
119cm
Provenance
Purchased Sydney Collection c.1980
$3,000 – 5,000
123
17th Century
Cup Hilted Rapier
with a facetted pommel, shaped knuckle guard and a wrapped grip, pierced
engraved hilt, flanked by a pair of angular quillons and tapered engraved
blade, length 110.5cm
$3,000 – 5,000
124
17th Century
Style Two Handled "Highland" Claymore
with a lobed pommel, and leather mounted hilt, leading to a pair of forward
curved quillons, with figural terminals, and a tapered blade length 146cm
$4,000 – 6,000
125
18th Century
Venetian Schiavona
with a brass capped pommel in the form of a cat, and a leather mounted
grip, and typical pierced basket hilt, and having a forward facing quillon,
leading to a richly etched blade, with the full cipher of Carolus VI,
and a to verso a rider astride a rearing horse, length 104cm
$2,000 – 3,000
126
17th Century
Style Cast Steel Broadsword
with flattened circular pommel, leading to the applied metal rope twist
grip leading to a pair of figural quillons in the form of vipers, and
an etched blade, length 97cm
$1,000 – 1,500
127
Andria
Ferrara
17th Century Dutch Broadsword
with an oversize brass pommel, and a wire wrapped leather mounted grip,
with a single knuckle guard ,leading to a tapered etched blade, length
98cm
$2,000 – 3,000
128
Antique
Sword Probably Sudanese 17th Century
with a leathern wrapped grip leading to a cruciform hilt and tapered blade
with dual fullers, length 100cm
$400 – 600
129
Late 16th/
17th Century Twin Handled Parade/Paratschwerter Sword, Probably German
with an elongated pommel and leather mounted shaped grip, forward curving
quillions terminating in curls, and a further pair of parrying lugs leading
to a flame(flammenschwert) shaped blade, length 146cm
$8,000 – 12,000
ARMOUR AND HEADRESS
130
Antique
Jousting Helmet and Cuiress, Possibly 17th Century
the helmet with a longitudinal comb, breathing vents and a long plain
gorget plate; the cuiress having raised edges at both the neck and arm
pits, and lacking its leather straps, and one dent
Provenance
Geoff K Gray, 1976
$5,000 – 7,000
131
Pair of
18th/19th Century European Steel Mitten Gauntlets in the 17th Century
Manner
each with raised studded cuff plates, leading to the fully articulated
plates, with leather inners. Note these are of a smaller size, possibly
made for an adolescent
$3,000 – 4,000
132
Indian
Chainmail Coif
of typical form, modelled with welded mild steel rings, resting on later
turned timber stand, height 44cm
$600 – 800
133
19th Century
Officers Royal Artillery Brass Helmet
modelled with a single horse hair plume, leading to the shaped brass helmet,
with a central applied plaque bearing the cipher of the regiment ,surrounded
by acanthus mounts, and a leather strap; resting on later turned timber
stand, height 41cm
$1,500 – 2,500
134
19th Century
Brass French Fireman’s Helmet
having an applied plaque bearing the inscription "sapeurs pompiers
Montreuil S MEE", fitted with the original red plume. resting on
later turned timber stand, height 19cm overall height 26cm
Provenance
Purchased Sydney Collection c.1980
$500 – 700
135
17th Style
Century Combe Morian
with a longitudinal comb and brass floral studded highlights, height 29cm
Provenance
Purchased New York c.1980
$1,500 – 2,000
136
Maschke
German Pickelhaube, 1916 pattern
modelled with a elongated spike, leading to a Prussian winged eagle and
twin coloured cockades, one being red and white and the other being blue
and white(the former denoting the national whilst the latter denotes the
country of the soldier Prussia ) terminating with a leather chin strap,
height 23.5cm
Provenance
Purchased Sydney Collection c.1982
$800 – 1,200
137
16th Century
Italian Basinet
surmounted with its pear stalk, the typically high form leading to a single
band of riveted decoration, height 22cm
$800–1,200
138
Australian
Boys Cadets Tam O Shanter
together with two late Russian military hats
$200–300
WEAPONS
139
Pair of
19th Century Boxlock Percussion Muff Pistols
each with short barrel and scrollwork decorated action, having folding
trigger, terminating in one piece walnut grips
$1,000 – 1,500
140
I Hall
of London
Pair of Antique Brass Mounted Pistols; Probably 18th Century
each with brassed barrels and actions, the latter with incised decoration
emblematic of victory and stained walnut single piece grips
$800 – 1,200
141
19th Century
Brass Mounted Blunderbuss
the all brass canon barrel fitted with a spring loaded bayonet, horn mounted
ram rod, leading to the action fitted, marked with a crowned BCF, a top
jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover, terminating to a walnut stock,
length 69.5cm
$2,500 – 3,500
142
19th Century
Brass Mounted Blunderbuss
the all brass canon barrel fitted with a spring loaded bayonet, horn mounted
ram rod, leading to the action fitted, marked with a crowned P and V,
a top jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover, terminating to a walnut
stock, length 74cm
$2,500 – 3,500
143
Tower
19th Century "Black Bess" Flintlock Musket
the barrel fitted with a bayonet, horn mounted ram rod, leading to the
action surmounted by a top jaw screw, and striking steel and pan cover,
terminating to a walnut stock, length 144cm, overall length 178cm
Provenance
Ken Burton c. 1980
$2,000 – 2,500
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
144
Pair of
Early Argentinean White Metal Stirrups
each with white metal mounted leather straps leading to the heavily chased
stirrup
Provenance
Purchased Privately Buenos Aries c.1980
$400 – 600
145
19th Century
Military or Police Issue Truncheon
having a ribbed grip and polychrome finish
$150 – 250
146
Victorian
Sterling Silver Mounted Officers Pouch, Birmingham 1876
of rectangular form, and having a central Victorian cipher, with loop
mounts, length 24cm
$450 – 650
147
Malay
Treen Handled Machete
together with two minor edged weapons
$150 – 200
BRITISH
AND EUROPEAN SILVER • COLLECTION OF ARMS AND ARMOUR
Monday
19 May 2008• 6.00pm 00 162 Queen Street
Woollahra
Scent Bottles and Glass LOTS
001-044 |
British and European Silver LOTS
045-099
| Arms
and Armour LOTS 100-147
AUSTRALIAN,
ASIAN AND EUROPEAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Wednesday
21 May 2008• 6.00pm 00 162 Queen Street
Woollahra
Ceramics LOTS
151-205 |
Objets de Vertu LOTS
206-241
| Jewellery,
Watches and Plated Wares LOTS
242-274
Rugs, Textiles and Asian Works of Art
LOTS
275-300 |
Miscellaneous Objects LOTS
301-381
| Furniture
LOTS 382-444