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Franklin Mint Armour Collection - a boxed group of 1/48 Scale Military Aircraft comprising of B11E094 Tornado (West German Navy), B11B270 Tornado along with B11E213 Tornado. All three models generally appear to be Good although not checked for completeness or correctness and may have been repackaged due to previous display purposes therefore may have smaller delicate pieces missing, broken off or loose. Models come in generally Fair outer crushed/split/torn window boxes. (3)

Franklin Mint Armour Collection - a boxed pair of 1/48 Scale Military Aircraft comprising of B11E764 an AV8 Harrier Jump Jet (RAF GR-3) along with a B11E205 an AV8 Harrier Jump Jet (Sea Harrier FA2). Both models generally appear to be Good although not checked for completeness or correctness with both models appearing loose inside packaging therefore may have smaller delicate pieces missing, broken off or loose. Both models are generally in Fair outer crushed and split window boxes. (2)

Franklin Mint Armour Collection - a boxed group of 1/48 Scale Military Aircraft comprising of a B11E737 F13 Junkers (Float Version), B11B611 Tornado Jet Fighter along with B11B171 an F-4 Phantom Jet Fighter (US Navy) "Sundowners". Models generally appear to be Good to Good Plus although not checked for completeness and may have smaller delicate pieces missing, broken off or loose possibly due to being out on display. Models come in generally Fair to Good outer window boxes with all three suffering from scuffing, corner and edge wear along with crushed windows. (3)

Franklin Mint Armour Collection - a boxed pair of 1/48 Scale Military Aircraft comprising of B11C987 a Phantom F4 "Hells Angels" (USMC VNF) along with a B11E771 a Tornado - IDS (Marines). Models do generally appear to be Good Plus to Excellent although not checked for completeness. Both models generally come in Good outer window boxes. (2)

Franklin Mint Armour Collection - a boxed pair of 1/48 Scale Military Aircraft comprising of B11E213 Tornado (repaint) along with a B11C591 a Tornado (American Air Force). Models do generally appear to be Good Plus to Excellent although not checked for completeness. Both models generally come in Good outer window boxes. (2)

Deux rares tapisseries Louis XV des Gobelins de la série Don Quichotte, une par Michel Audran, datée 1757, l'autre par Pierre-François Cozette, datée 1764, d'après un dessin de Charles Antoine Coypel, faisant partie de la sixième série tisséeTwo rare Louis XV Gobelins tapestries from the Don Quixote series, one dated 1757 by Michel Audran, the other dated 1764, by Pierre-François Cozette, after a design by Charles Antoine Coypel, part of the sixth weaving of the seriesBoth woven in wool and silk, the first entitled 'The False Princess Micomicon asking Don Quixote to Restore her to her Throne', the central cartouche showing the young female in typical dress with elaborate plumed headdress, her turbaned companion kneeling behind her, two figures peeking out from behind a tree, a rocky landscape in the distance, the text to the bottom of the flowering frame reading LA FAUSSE PRINCESSE MICOMICON, VIENT PRIER DOM QUICHOTTE DE LA REMETTRE SUR LE THRÔNE,  the second tapestry entitled 'Don Quixote made a Knight by the Inn Keeper,' the central cartouche showing the main figure of Don Quixote in his armour, kneeling before the inn-keeper who is adorned with a pluming red hat, two figures, one female and one youth standing behind him, two maidens holding the military attributes of Don Quixote behind the kneeling knight, a young woman to the foreground drawing water from the well, dressed in a red dress, the text below to the flowering frame reading DOM QUICHOTTE FAIT CHEVALIER, PAR L'HOSTE, DE HOTELLERIE both scenes are set within a central reserve with scrolling foliate and frame, headed by a peacock, and flanked by ribbon-tied foliate swags, above bursting cornucopiae and military trophies, within a frame border, resting on a base with armour and an axe, flags and cornucopiae, flanked by a spaniel and a ram, the corners with interlaced L's, on blue oval medallions, the former signed and dated UDRAN. G. 1757' with a fleur-de-lys to the dark blue outer slip with signature, the latter signed and dated 'Cozette 1764' to the lower right field, and signed COZETTE on the blue outer slip, minor wear to outer slip, 361.5cm x 283cm (11.86ft x 9.28ft) and 361cm x 275.5cm (11.84ft x 9.03ft) (2 )Footnotes:Provenance:Commissioned by Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, Marquis de Marigny, Surintendent et Directeur des Batiments du Roi;Sold as part of a larger set to Madame Veron on 4 July 1783 (Don Quixote knighted by the innkeeper delivered on 27th November, 1764), thence by inheritance to;Louis Grégoire Veron, Receveur Général des Finances de France-Comté in 1780;Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, by 1865, thence to his son;Sir Richard Wallace, sold at Christie's London, 20 April 1876, lot 210;Baron de Gunzbourg, sold to Paul Chevalier, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 30 January 1884, lots 3 and 4 respectively;Clarence H. Mackay by 1926, thence by descent to his daughter, Mrs Robert Z.Hawkins, 1958;English private collection  Exhibited:Paris, Palais de l'Industrie, Exhibition de l'Union centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués à l'industrie, 1865(loaned by Lord Hertford who lent the pieces to the Musée Rétrospectif Exhibition) This magnificent series was woven nine times - between 1714 and 1794 - with six different alentours (borders), resulting in approximately 200 panels over the course of 80 years. The initial manufacture of the series was overseen by Robert Cotte, the Royal Architect in Chief and Gobelins director (1656-1735) and the Duc d'Antin, Surintendant des Batiments du Roi (1708-1736), who received the first set, which consisted of 16 panels (see below). The production and distribution of the series in the 18th century is complex, but dates of the first few sets are thought to be as follows: The first set for the Duc D'Antin in 1717 (sold at Christie's London, 10th June 1993);The second set consisted of 12 panels, a gift from Louis XV to the Spanish Ambassador;The third set was woven in 1733;The fourth set, woven at some point between 1746-49, consisted of twelve pieces (sold as a whole to the Duke of Parma and currently in Turin);The fifth set included thirty panels;The sixth set (the present lot) originally consisted of 23 panels and is thought to have been woven between 1757-64;The seventh set consisted of 14 panels;The eighth set had a phenomenal 67 tapestries woven to make up the set. A set of this series with a red background was woven between 1772-1785 and given to Albert and Marie-Christine, Duke and Duchess of Saxe Teschen in 1786. Four of these are now at the J.Paul Getty Museum (acc.no 82.DD.66-69). Four tapestries from the series were presented on 18 July 1788 by Louis XVI to the artist Richard Cosway as a sign of gratitude for the four tapestry cartoons by Giulio Romano depicting the history of Scipio, which Cosway had presented to the King for display in the Louvre. Cosway gave his set to George IV shortly afterwards and they were hung in Carlton House until 1823, when they were moved to Buckingham Palace (inv.RCIN 3190-94). A Royal Commission 'Presents from the King to Princes and Ambassadors' Don Quixote (or 'The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha), captured the 17th century European noble imagination as translations permeated the various courts and libraries of the upper échelons of society.  These tapestries are of particular importance because they represent a change in artistic subject matter at the Gobelins factory. There was a noticeable shift from depictions of stories of military subjects and classical mythology to lighter and occasionally, frivolous scenes.  Charles Coypel (1694-1752), painter to Louis XV, created 28 cartoons for the Gobelins manufactory. He received 200 livres for each design. The paintings on which the present lot are based date to 1716 and 1714 (as panels 6 and 0 respectively). 'Don Quixote knighted by the Innkeeper' was the first painting of the series to be presented at the Gobelins factory and set the tone for the rest of the panels.  These specific borders, (or alentours) occur for the first time in these tapestries. Some scholars have argued that these borders, which are credited to Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay, have just as much iconographic significance as the scenes depicted in the central cartouches. For this set the borders form part of the fifth version of the weaving, which was a variant of the second. That version was a joint effort of Audran and Fontenay under Coypel. The fifth version, only used until 1760, was executed by Vallade who was supervised by Coypel and supplied to Audran in 1751. We know that the Duc D'Antin had wanted new paintings from Coypel and wider hangings so under Coypel a new alentour was designed, mainly using the work of Claude Audran. The piles of armour and flags to the bottom were enlarged, some books added and additional animals including a monkey.The first set of these tapestries were commissioned by the Duc d'Antin

Rare groupe de 'L'enlèvement d'Hélène', Frankenthal, vers 1757A rare Frankenthal group of the Abduction of Helen, circa 1757Modelled by J.W.Lanz, the figure of Paris in antique armour standing in a boat and holding Helen in both arms, an attendant lifting an anchor from the sea, 28cm high, 21.5cm wide, 11cm deep crowned CT mark in underglaze blue (some restoration to extremeties)Footnotes:The group depicts the famous story from Greek mythology which led to the Trojan War. The model is after a print by Louis Desplaces (1682-1739), after the drawing by Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777). For a full discussion, see B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, Frankenthaler Porzellan-Die Plastik (2008), p.183ff.Another example of this rare group is in the collection of the Historisches Museum der Pfalz in Speyer, and is published, together with a large group of other Frankenthal porcelain in their collection, online. Further examples are in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, the Erkenbert-Museum, Frankenthal, the Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg, the Museum Kunsthaus Heylshof, Worms, and in the Pauls-Eisenbeiss Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Memorial Plaque (Frederick William Solly) good very fine £60-£80 --- Frederick William Solly served as an Able Seaman with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Great War. He was killed in action at the battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, whilst serving in H.M.S. Invincible; during the battle the armour of one of Invincible’s gun turrets was penetrated, causing her to be blown in half by a magazine explosion amidships and sink within 90 seconds with the loss of all but six of her crew of 1,032 officers and ratings. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

LEONARD WYBURD (1865-1958) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR LIBERTY & CO., LONDON SET OF EIGHT 'ARTHURIAN' DINING CHAIRS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY oak, with later upholsteryDimensions:73cm wide, 90cm high, 49cm seat depthProvenance:Provenance: Jimmy PagePaul Reeves: The Best of British Design from the 19th & 20th Centuries, Sotheby's, 20th March 2008, lot 79 Private collectionNote: Literature: Bennett, D. Liberty's Furniture, Woodbridge 2012, p.48 Note: Leonard Wyburd, principal designer for Liberty & Co. from 1883, was inspired by ‘themes of chivalry and visions of a golden past’ which were so prevalent in 19th-century art and design. His Handbook of Sketches of 1885 made references to knights and armour, and he was still using this theme to great effect in his watercolour studies at the Royal Academy in 1904.

After Baron Carlo (Charles) Marochetti (French, 1805-1867): A patinated bronze equestrian figure of Emmanuel Philibert, 10th Duke of Savoycast by the Susse Frères foundrythe Duke clad in armour and brandishing his sword with steel blade aloft in his right hand, his horse with downcast head and raised front right leg, the whole raised on shallow round rectangular plinth base, signed Faugard après Marochetti to the upper edge and with indistinct Susse Frs foundry mark to the front, 58cm high, 47cm wideFootnotes:The offered lot is a reduction of Baron Charles Marochetti's celebrated equestrian group of Emmanuel-Philibert, duc de Savoie (1528-1580) created for the Piazza San Carlo in Turin. A triumph of mid-19th-century historical sculpture, it is considered today to be Marochetti's masterpiece. Emmanuel-Philibert (1528-1580) was known for his military prowess and political innovations which strengthened the power of the house of Savoy in Piedmont. The monumental equestrian group cast by Soyer et Ingé was inaugurated in Turin in 1838, following a brief exhibition outside the Louvre in Paris several months before, where it was greeted with great acclaim which furthered Marochetti's reputation in Parisian artistic circles. Marochetti closely oversaw the subsequent production of bronze reductions of this group, authorising a very small number of foundries including De Braux d'Anglure and Susse Frères to create it in various sizes.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599-1641 Blackfriars)Portrait of King Charles I, half-length, in armour with a white lace collar; Portrait of Henrietta Maria, half-length, in a black and gold dress with a white lace collar, a pair oil on panel31 x 25.7cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/8in). (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Portrait miniature of King Charles I (1600-1649), as Prince of Wales, circa 1624, in gilt decorated armour, white lace ruff, wearing blue sash of the Order of the Garter, curling dark hair and pointed beard, watercolour on vellum, original silver locket frame with enamel reverse and engraved glass, oval; 1.1" (3cm) high *Provenance: The Collection of the late Mrs TS Eliot, November 20, 2013, lot 92, unsold. *CR Please contact Connor for further information connor.swanwick@lawrences.co.uk.

Iron Age heavy crossbow bolt, Armour Piercer, L: 70 mm. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

SUIT OF ARMOUR ON STAND WITH SWORD, 190cm H.

A Shaffron polished steel articulated horses head protective armour, 61 by 29cms.

Malta Spitfire- The Story of a Fighter Pilot by George Beurling and Leslie Roberts Hardback Book. Published in 1973 by Arms and Armour Press. Spine and Dust jacket in Fair Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

Boxed Armour Collection 1/48 diecast P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru" USAAF (art 98137). Model in good but dusty condition, 2 main undercarriage door hinges snapped but doors hold well

Armour Collection 1/48 diecast Royal Air Force Harrier GR7. Model in excellent though dusty condition, one nose mounted pitot/AoA sensor broken off but is present in box and a simple regluing required.

Armour Collection 1/48 scale diecast RAF Tornado GR1 (wings do not swing). Good overall condition though dusty, pitot has broken off and lost though a straight forward repair

Armour Collection 1/48 scale diecast Royal Navy F-4 Phantom. Poor condition, appears repainted with peeling decals. Box missing end flap

Armour Collection 1/48 scale diecast F-15E Strike Eagle, USAF. Model in overall very good though dusty condition, ventral fuel will need reattaching but holds in place under own weight

Collection of built 1/35 plastic model kits, all WW2 German armour. King Tigers, Panthers, Ferdinand, Hummel etc. A/F (4 boxes)

Collection of built 1/35 plastic armour models, mostly WW2 allied and some modern vehicles including Challenger, Merkava etc, all A/F (5 boxes)

A VICTORIAN PINK LUSTRE PUZZLE JUG, THE FLARED OCTAGONAL SIDES WITH KNIGHTS IN ARMOUR IN RELIEF BELOW A GRAPE VINE RIM BAND. H 20.5cms.

19th C. EUROPEAN SCHOOL, PORTRAIT OF A 17th C. IN ARMOUR STANDING BEFORE A RED CURTAIN, OIL ON CANVAS. 38 x 31cms.

* MARY NICOL NEILL ARMOUR LLD RSA RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1902 - 2000), POOL ON THE TILT, BLAIR ATHOLL watercolour on paper, signed and dated '47, titled labels versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 34cm x 50cm, overall size 61cm x 76cmArtist's label verso.Handwritten artist's label verso.

* ROSALEEN ORR (SCOTTISH 1935 - 2015), LES CUISINIERS S'ENDORMIRENT mixed media on paper, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glassimage size 21cm x 29cm, overall size 46cm x 54cm Label verso: Studio Arts Gallery.Note: Rosaleen Orr, was a Kilbarchan-based artist, poet, and author. A vivacious, golden-haired woman, she combined her talent for painting with a flair for language and the widest of cultural interests. At the early age of 16, she was accepted by Glasgow School of Art. In spite of her youth, she shone there, winning the high-prestige Guthrie Prize for portraiture in her final year and also the drawing prize for third and fourth year students in her third year. This was a vintage era for the art school, where her teachers included David Donaldson, later the Queen's Limner in Scotland, and the formidably talented William and Mary Armour. Her contemporaries included Robert Mulhern, to whom she was married for 53 years.Condition is good overall

Two Diecast Model Military Aircraft, comprising of collection armour 1:48 F16 Falcon, lacking under wing bombs and accessories. Corgi Aviation Archive 1:144 Avro Vulcan V2, small parts may be missing, boxed.

A group of six Franklin Mint miniature replica armour set comprising Roman Gladiator, Egyptian Warrior, Spanish Conquistador, Japanese Samurai, Greek Spartan and English Knight, with accessories Location: 4.2

AFTER G.D ARMOUR Five humorous colour hunting and racing prints with captions (5) 4 measure 18cm X 26cm and one 26cm X 18 cm

English School (17th century style) Portrait of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey (1608-1666), half-length, in armour Unsigned, titled and with sitter's coat-of-arms upper right, oil on canvas.44.5cm x 35.5cm (17.5in x 14in)The painting is in good, original condition. There is extensive craquelure and bitumen deformation across the surface of the painting. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.

Circle of William Dobson (British 1611-1646) Portrait of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey (1608-1666), bust-length, in armour, with a blue sash Unsigned, titled in the upper left-hand corner, oil on canvas.73.5cm x 60.5cm (29in x 23.75in)Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, was an English soldier, courtier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1626. He was created Baron Willoughby de Eresby by writ of acceleration in 1640 and inherited the peerage of Earl of Lindsey in 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Bertie was born in Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe, the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton. After a brief term at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1623, Bertie then served as Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1624 and Stamford from 1625 to 1626, when, upon his father's elevation to an earldom, he assumed the style of Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Both Lord Willoughby and his father supported the King and raised a regiment of cavalry in Lincolnshire on his behalf. Lord Willoughby commanded the Life Guards at Edgehill, where his father was mortally wounded. Willoughby surrendered to the Parliamentarians in order to attend his father, whom he now succeeded as Earl of Lindsey and Lord Great Chamberlain. He was imprisoned in Warwick Castle, where he wrote a defiant declaration and justification of his loyalty to the King. He was not released until a prisoner exchange in July 1643, whereupon he re-joined the King at Oxford and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in December. As Colonel of the King's Life Guards of Foot and subsequently Lieutenant-General of the Life Guards "and all the foot", he fought at the First Battle of Newbury, Cropredy Bridge, Lostwithiel, Second Battle of Newbury, and was wounded at Naseby.Lindsey was present at the surrender of Oxford in June 1646, attended the King in 1647, and finally served as a commissioner for the Treaty of Newport in 1648. He continued to attend the King during his trial and accompanied the King's body to its burial at Windsor. After the Restoration, Lindsey was re-appointed to the Privy Council, admitted as Lord Great Chamberlain, and appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 1 April 1661 and officiated as Lord Great Chamberlain at the coronation of Charles II on 23 April 1661. In 1662, the office of Earl Marshal was placed in commission and he was named one of the commissioners. Lindsey died in 1666. Bertie had married, firstly, Martha Ramsay (nee Cockayne), Dowager Countess of Holderness, and secondly Bridget Wray, Baroness Norris. These two marriages produced a total of 12 offspring.The painting is in good, restored condition. The painting has been re-lined and there is evidence of cleaning and restoration. The varnish which is not applied consistently across the painting has yellowed in areas and there is some blooming varnish around the edges of the canvas. The surface of the painting is grubby and there is extensive craquelure. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has the odd minor knock and loss commensurate with age.

Bronze Figure of Theodoric the Great after Peter Vischer the Elder Bronze figure of Theodoric the Great, after Peter Vischer the Elder of a knight in armour on stepped brass semicircular base.45cm highPatination to stand, missing sword and shield.

A collection of assorted Japanese prints, 20th century, including various Hiroshige Tokaido road scenes, booklets and albums, together with a group of seven earlier printed booklets, including a two volume booklet depicting diagrams of armour by Nobumitsu Kurihara, circa 1843, and a scroll painting, 20th century, depicting a landscape.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, the blade decorated in silver inlay with foliate cartouches and roundels interspersed by stars, the forte decorated with brass in repoussé with foliate motifs, the brass hilt with prominent ears forming the pommel, decorated in repoussé with floral and geometric designs, the wood scabbard clad in purple velvet with brass mounts decorated in repoussé, the chape possibly later 72.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a 19th Century silver-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour Including Items from the E. A. Christensen Collection, 28 November 2012, lot 18.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Dague en acier et manche en cristal de roche (khanjar), Inde XVIIIe siècle A rock-crystal-hilted steel dagger (khanjar), India, 18th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of curved form with two fullers and inscription in nagari to one side, the rock crystal hilt of pistol form with upwards scrolling quillons, the pommel set with paste, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with gilt-copper mounts 35.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: including the number '6', otherwise undeciphered.An example of a gem set rock crystal hilt dated to the late 17th/ early 18th Century is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, London, 2013, p. 24, cat. 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Dague Ottomane en acier à manche en jadéite (kard), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman jade-hilted steel dagger (kard), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, decorated in gold inlay with inscriptions and foliate cartouche, the faceted jade hilt with turquoise bead to pommel, the wood scabbard clad in black velvet with silver mounts decorated in repoussé with floral motifs 20 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: undeciphered.For an Ottoman jade-hilted kard sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 25 July 2012, Lot 88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Deux épées Ottomanes en acier damasquiné argent (yataghans), Turquie XIXe siècle Two Ottoman silver-damascened steel swords (yataghans), Turkey, 19th Centurythe first with single-edged blade of curved form decorated in silver overlay with vegetal motifs, makers stamp to one side, the steel hilt decorated in silver overlay with vegetal motifs; the second with single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form with flattened spine, decorated in silver inlay to the forte with foliate motifs, the horn hilt of typical form, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather with silver damascened steel mounts the larger 80 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For an example of a horn-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 30 November 2017, lot 68.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en argent (shamshir), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman silver-mounted steel sword (shamshir), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged watered-steel blade with central fuller and yelman, decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions to the fuller, the silver-clad hilt with upwards scrolling quillons, engraved and decorated with floral motifs, the wood scabbard clad in leather with silver mounts decorated en suite, with metal thread embroidered tassel from suspension loop, the silver parts to sword and scabbard with tughra stamps 89.4 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: undeciphered with two tughras of Abulhamid II (r. 1876-1909) and a sahh ('authentic') mark. Indistinct probable owner's mark.An example of an Ottoman Balkan silver-mounted shamshir is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 214, cat. 524.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Deux épées en acier à poignée en argent (dhas), Birmanie XIXe siècle Two silver-hilted steel swords (dhas), Burma, 19th Centuryboth with slightly curved single-edged blade, one with engraved decoration, the first with silver hilt and flat pommel, decorated in repoussé with repeated intertwining cable design and foliate interlace, the wood scabbard clad in silver with three delineated sections; the second with straight cylindrical silver hilt surmounted by a gadrooned pommel, the wood scabbard clad in silver with three delineated sections the largest 94 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For an example of a 19th Century Burmese dha, see R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 200, cat. 484.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Epée en acier à poignée en argent (tulwar), Inde XIXe siècle A silver-hilted steel sword (tulwar), India, 19th Centurythe steel blade of curved form becoming double-edged at the yelman, with two fullers, the silver hilt of typical form with flattened circular quillons, engraved and decorated with vegetal motifs and inscriptions in nagari to the inside of pommel 86.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a 19th Century tulwar with yelman sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 23 May 2019, lot 16.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (shamshir), Turquie XIXe siècle An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (shamshir), Turkey, 19th Centurythe single-edged curved steel blade of tapering form with inscription to the spine near the forte, the brass hilt engraved and decorated in repoussé with foliate interlace, the wood scabbard clad in silver, decorated in repoussé with cartouches filled with geometric designs all on a ground of vegetal interlace with dolphin terminus, maker's stamps to scabbard 102 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscriptions: tersane-i amire ma'mulatindandur, 'Manufacture of the Imperial Arsenal.'For further examples of Ottoman shamshirs, see R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, pp. 213-214, cats. 519, 521, 523, 524 & 525.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Epée ottomane en acier à poignée en ivoire marin serti de corail (yataghan), Turquie circa 1800 An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted coral-set steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, circa 1800the single-edged steel blade of tapering form, with walrus-ivory grips, the forte and backstrap of gilt silver set with coral (corallium rubrum), the wood scabbard clad in red velvet with silver mounts worked in repoussé with scrolling foliate motifs 44 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.For a comparable example sold at Bonhams, San Francisco, see Antique Arms and Armour and Modern Sporting Guns, 9 November 2015, Lot 4031.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Un kukri serti de pierres et deux kris, Népal et Indonésie XIXe siècle A gem-set kukri and two kris, Nepal and Indonesia, 19th Centurythe kukri with curved blade, widening towards the point, the horn hilt with flaring pommel, the wood scabbard clad in brown leather, the gilt-copper mounts decorated in filigree and set with coral (corallium rubrum) and turquoise; the first kris with double-edged watered-steel blade, the carved wood hilt decorated in gold overlay to the base; the second kris with waved double-edged watered-steel blade, the hooked silver hilt decorated in repoussé with foliate interlace and set with an agate, the wood scabbard clad in silver and decorated in repoussé the largest 44 cm. long(3)Footnotes:Provenance Gallerie Temoin, Geneva, 6 July 1998 (the two kris).Property from a Royal Collection.For a gold-mounted example of a horn-hilted kukri sold at Bonhams, San Fracisco, see Antique Arms and Armour and Modern Sporting Guns, 17 November 2008, lot 4038.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Deux dagues en acier à manches en ivoire marin (kards), Perse XVIII-XIXe siècle Two walrus-ivory-hilted steel daggers (kards), Persia, 18th/19th Centurythe first with single-edged watered-steel blade with chiselled decoration to forte, spine and backstrap consisting of birds perching amidst floral interlace, gold overlaid inscription to one side; the second with gold-overlaid decoration the larger 40 cm. long(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a Royal Collection.Inscription: 'Mehr 'Ali.'For a comparable walrus ivory-hilted kard, see R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 85, Cat. 190.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.Avis important aux acheteursCertains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y RY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 19th century German horn-handled hunting sword, inscribed to the blade, 'Wälder schützen - Verein', and further decorated to the opposing side with arms and armour, in brass mounted leather scabbard with brass hilt and pommel, overall length 65cm.Condition Report: The leather section of the scabbard is cracked and perished, and the brass sections of the scabbard are dented, scuffed with traces of a previous painted finish, a small patch on the inscription where the polished finish to the blade has come away and is showing some pitting, minor patches of pitting with further light surface scuffsUK postage £30 plus VAT

Rare 18th/19th century Indo-Persian one piece chain mail suit of armour with decorated leather collar and remnants of leather edging to borders 128cm high approx.

A pair of Victorian brass candlesticks, modelled as a figure in armour holding a taper, each on a circular socle base, 23cm high, together with a 19thC brass candlestick, the stem modelled as a dolphin, on a square base embossed with flowers, 13cm high.

Schiffer Military History, publisher. U-Boat Emblems of World War II, by Georg Högel, 1st edition, Atglen, 1999, original boardsThe Spanish in the SS and Wehrmacht 1944-1945, by Eduardo Manuel Gil Martinez, 1st edition, 2012The Camp Men, the SS officers who ran the Nazi concentration camp system, by French L. MacLean, 1st edition, 1999, both original cloth in dust jackets, all numerous monochrome illustrations, large 8vo, together with:Pen & Sword, publisher, Hitler's Great Panzer Heist, Germany's foreign armour in action 1939-45, 1st edition, Barnsley, 2007Stalin's Revenge, Operation Bagration & the annihilation of Army Group Centre, 1st edition, 2009Hitler's Armed SS, the Waffen-SS at war 1939-1945, 1st edition, 2022, all by Anthony Tucker-Jones, all with monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, plusJ. J. Fedorowicz, publisher, Posen '45, Bastion on the Warthe, by Günter Baumann, 1st edition, Winnipeg, 2018Grenadiers, by Kurt Meyer, 1st edition, 2001, both with monochrome illustrations, original boards, 8vo, and other modern military reference, including publications by Putnam, Helion, Greenhill Books, Osprey, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)

Military. A large collection of modern military reference, including publications by H.M.S.O., Arms & Armour Press, Ian Allan, Leo Cooper, Naval & Maritime Press, many original cloth in dust jackets, many paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)

A good quality Indian Katar with armour piercing fullered blade 8½”, integral steel hilt shows traces of gold damascening. GC £100-120

15 books on Medieval life and armour, 35 other military etc books. GC £50-70

A quantity of useful military etc books including: “Collectors Illustrated Encyclopaedia of the American Revolution”, “The Art of the Medal”; “African Arms and Armour”; “The Bronze Cross”, 43 in total. GC to VGC £30-40

"The Wallace Collection European Arms and Armour Catalogues 1962" 2 volumes; "A History of the Army Ordnance Services" by Forbes 1929, 3 vols; "English Guns and Rifles" by George 1947 and "English Pistols and Revolvers" by George 1938. VGC (7) £60-80

"Indian Arms and Armour", volumes I and II, by Dr G N Pant, published by Army Educational Stores, New Delhi, 1978 and 1983, profusely illustrated with line drawings, with dust wrappers and plastic covers; also "An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms and those of Nepal, Burma, Thailand and Malaya", by Egerton, originally published London 1880, reprinted 1981 by White Orchid Press, Bangkok, soft covers (spine faded),; and "Studies in Indian Weapons and Warfare" by Robert Pant, published by Army Educational Stores, New Delhi, 1970, with dust wrapper. GC (4) £50-60

A RARE PAIR OF IRISH 22-BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY JOHN WALSH, probably Dublin last ¼ of the 17th century, three-stage swamped barrels, proof marks appear to be a crowned capital T and a crowned lower case f within ovals, rounded and shaped lockplates signed WALSH with scrolling strawberry leaf engraving, brass furniture comprising sideplates with pierced scrolling foliate incorporating winged snail shells and dragon head finials, longspur buttcaps with scrolling strawberry leaf engraving fitted with grotesque mask bosses, foliate finialled trigger guards engraved ensuite, pear-shaped vacant escutcheons with foliage in relief incorporating a mask, baluster ramrod pipes, figured walnut fullstocks carved with shaped aprons around locks, furniture and barrel tangs. Some light to moderate pitting, one cock, ramrods and one ramrod pipe missing, one stock broken in two, a few losses to fore-ends; well worthy of careful restoration. Note: John Walsh was one of five 'Protestant Gunsmiths of the Kingdom of Ireland' to have co-signed petitions to the Lords Justice in 1710 and 1712. See 'Irish Gunsmiths and Sword Cutlers' M. S. Dudley Westrup in the Arms and Armour Society Journal Vol. II, No.1, March 1956. The furniture fitted to these pistols ultimately derives from the Claude Simonin pattern book of 1684.

BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), Bust length portrait of William Wallace (c.1270-1305) wearing helmet, his armour draped with a tartan cloak pinned with a brooch inscribed LIBERTAS OPTIM (sic) RERUM (Freedom is the best of things), oil on canvas laid on to board, 62 x 59cm.

A Collection of Various Vintage and Later Auction Catalogues to include Christies, Sotheby's Chinese Snuff Bottles, Wallis and Wallis Antique Arms and Armour, Carpets Etc

Lombard School, early 16th centuryTwo soldiers, full-length in armour, holding a spear and a rondache a pair, fresco supported by a modern board160 x 90cm (2)Provenance: Roberto di Clemente, Florence, 1992;The Late John Scott-Oldfield, 65 Warwick Square, Pimlico, London, SW1.Condition ReportPlease see numerous additional images of the pictures on our website. There are lots of losses that have been filled with plaster and you can see the numerous cracks and rubbed areas. The works are presented ready to hang. Please contact the department if you have specific questions.Credit: Salt Images

Follower of William WissingPortrait of William of Orange, three-quarter-length in armour, holding a staff of officeoil on canvas155 x 116.5cmCondition Reportoverall: 183 x 143cmThe painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are in a good condition overall and stable. There are a few localised areas of overpaint which have slightly darkened over time. The varnish is glossy and slightly uneven due to the texture of the paint layers below.