dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: France, Smoothbore, two-stage, iron, 11 mm cal. barrel, octagonal and round with rings at the girdle.The nozzle outlined with gold and engraved with a gold arrow at the base of the foresight. At the breech remains of gilt racemes followed by three cartouches hollow at the border, the central one with the gold signature 'CANON LE CLERRE.' At the bottom of the barrel the mark of the St. Etienne test bench and 'S' mark. Boxlock mechanism with iron frame engraved with racemes. Well-functioning, two-shot mechanism; foldaway trigger. Wooden 'C'-shaped grip, checkered and carved as a shell at the pommel. Enriched with silver-coloured metal inlays with spirals and dots. Probably the cane originally also had a removable shoe which could be inserted into the nozzle. Rare mixture of a boxlock pistol and a stick-gun. length 79 cm.
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Lucas van Leyden - Family Surprised by Death Ages of Man and Death (A Family Surprised by Death); a family gathered around a table at left turn in surprise to see a hooded skeletal figure of death holding an hourglass and a woman holding a skull ; above them flies Cupid with his bow and arrow drawn. The Ages of man depicted by two Kinden, two young men and two old. With the letter "L" and date on either side 15 and 23. Engraving possibly after a design by Lucas van Leyden made circa 1523-1550 by an anonymous engraver. The date 1523 added to this plate, probably included in an effort to more convincingly pass this off as a work by Lucas van Leyden himself. 9,90 x 13,30 cm / Condition: A very good impression with full plate border and one centimeter margins on watermarked laid paper . Very good condition with no folds, tears or stains. New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (12) --- Same print in British Museum number Kk,6.161. / Medium: Engraving /Circa: 1523-1550
ENSEMBLE DE CINQ TSAKLI BÖNTIBET, XIVE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205077 26 x 7 cm (9 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.) each approx. Footnotes:FIVE BON TSAKLI TIBET, 14TH CENTURY 西藏 十四世紀 苯教佛卡 一組五幀Each panel contains two attendant figures with white, blue, yellow, and red skin colors framed by arching scarves and flowing lower garments. The figures face inward to present various attributes: a bell; a conch; a spear; a whisk; a peacock a feather; a white feather; a drum; and an arrow, while two figures are presented without attributes. Inscriptions and numbering on the reverse of each tsakli indicate that these were used during initiations and instructions related to the meaning of these attributes and their affiliations. See three tsakli with similar red domed aureoles and flowers within a dark background in Kvaeverne, The Bon Religion of Tibet, 1995, pp. 130-1, pls. 45.1-2 & 48. Also see a set of 21 Bon cards in the Tamashige Collection (HAR 31206).Provenance:Wei Asian Art, Brussels, 1990sFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Gras rifle bayonet, model 1874, the 51cms single edged blade dated 1877, no scabbard; a German Mauser bayonet, model 98/05, no scabbard; a French socket bayonet, model 1822, no scabbard; a British Second World War machete, stamped AF0100 849/broad arrow/1945/. with leather sheath; a Commando type dagger with associated sheath; and three folding knives.
Vacheron Constantin. An 18K rose gold manual wind wristwatchModel: PatrimonyReference: 81180/000R-9159Date: Purchased 13th December 2007Movement: 20-jewel Cal.1400 manual wind, No.5143057Dial: Silvered, applied gilt baton hour markers, arrow quarters, gilt dot minute divisions, gilt pointed baton handsCase: Brushed and polished round, snap on back, No.1127969Strap/Bracelet: Associated brown leatherBuckle/Clasp: Associated gold plated buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 40mm Accompaniments: Vacheron Constantin box, outer card, Certificate of Origin and Guarantee Certificate, User's manual, Service booklet, polishing cloth, swing tagFootnotes:The Patrimony collection embodies classic style and takes a deliberately minimalist approach to strike a 'balance between taut lines and curves'. The collection maintains a contemporary design whilst taking inspiration from their heritage pieces from the 1950s.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rolex. A stainless steel and 18K rose gold automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zoneModel: GMT-Master II 'Root Beer'Reference: 126711CHNRDate: Purchased 17th December 2020Movement: 31-jewel Cal.3285 automaticDial: Black, luminous filled dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, gilt Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, further arrow tipped dual time handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, calibrated bezel with brown and black Cerachrom insert, shouldered crown, No.6G486983Strap/Bracelet: Brushed and polished steel and rose gold Oyster linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 6GXSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 40mm Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, International Guarantee card, brochure, two swing tagsFootnotes:Originally designed to enable PanAm pilots to see two different time-zones at a glance, the Rolex GMT soon became favoured among business travellers in general. The reference 126711 is part of the current line up of GMT-Master II launched in 2018. Instantly recognisable with its black and brown 'Root Beer' bezel, the reference is also the first time Rolex have combined Everose gold and stainless steel for a GMT-Master II, making the model even more distinctive.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone and pointed crown guardsModel: GMT-Master 'Pepsi'Reference: 1675Date: Circa 1960Movement: 25-jewel Cal.1560 automaticDial: Black service dial, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, outer minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, arrow tipped dual time zone handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back date marked IV60, pointed crown guards, blue and red 'Pepsi' bezel insert, No.623354Strap/Bracelet: Fitted 6636 Oyster linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 40mmFootnotes:The Rolex GMT was launched in 1954 after the Transatlantic Airways company asked Rolex to produce a watch useful for their pilots. It quickly gained favour among the Pan-Am executives and the business jet-set community as a whole.Offered continuously since its introduction with relatively little modification it is perhaps, along with the Submariner, the most classic Rolex 'tool' watch made. The reference 1675 began production over 80 years ago in 1960. This was the first GMT Master reference to feature protective crown guards as well as the smaller triangular tip on the second hour hand.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watchModel: Cosmograph Daytona 'Big Red'Reference: 6263Date: Circa 1978Movement: 7-jewel Valjoux Cal.727 manual wind, column wheel chronograph, adjusted to 3 positionsDial: Black, red Daytona, applied polished baton hour markers, white outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, sunken engine turned silvered subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, polished faceted baton hands with luminous inserts, white arrow tipped chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back stamped C.R.S. inside, screw down crown flanked by twin screw down pushers, fixed bezel with black acrylic calibrated insert, No.5382593Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 78350 Oyster link, end links stamped 571Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped R9Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 37mm Accompaniments: Rolex box, brochureFootnotes:In 1969 Rolex replaced the first Oyster Cosmograph 6240 with both the reference 6263 and 6265. Although similar in many aspects, the main differentiating factor between the two new references was the choice of bezel. The 6263 featured a black acrylic insert with printed tachymetre, whereas the 6265 presented to the market a smooth engraved metal bezel.The current example is fitted with a dial known among collectors as the 'Big Red' due to the large red printed Daytona above the subsidiary hour dial.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rolex. A fine stainless steel and 18K rose gold automatic chronograph bracelet watchModel: Yacht-Master IIReference: 116681Date: Purchased 8th June 2021Movement: 48-jewel Cal.4161 automatic Dial: White, applied luminous square hour markers, black outer minute divisions, inner regatta scale, gilt edged subsidiary seconds at 6, gilt Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph hand, red arrow tipped regatta handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, crown flanked by twin buttons, calibrated bezel with blue Cerachrom inserts, No.3922N6W4Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished steel and rose gold Oyster linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp stamped 358Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 44mm Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, International Guarantee card, brochures, two swing tags, plastic bezel protectorFootnotes:Launched in 2007, the Yacht-Master II is another notable tool watch from Rolex. Designed with professional sailors in mind, the model features a flyback chronograph and programmable regatta timer. The present reference 116681 is offered in steel and rose gold, blending both luxury and sports styles.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zoneModel: Explorer IIReference: 1655Date: Circa 1972Movement: 26-jewel Cal.1570 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions & temperature, No.D099610Dial: Black, luminous baton hour markers, white minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, further orange arrow tipped dual time handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, 24 hour indication to bezel, No.3035593Strap/Bracelet: Brushed Oyster 78360 linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped GSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 38mm Accompaniments: Rolex service guarantee dated April 1999Footnotes:The Rolex Explorer II 1655 first appeared on the market in 1967 and continued the tradition of the earlier Explorer models which were first introduced in 1953. The watch was originally developed to accompany speleologists on their cave exploration expeditions and as such was designed with extreme durability in mind. Due to its limited commercial success and short production period, the reference 1655 is today one of the more sought after Vintage Rolex models.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
HENRY WILLIAMSON'S MISTRESSES: LYON (Julia Hart, pseud. Ann Thomas): 'Women Must Love', London, Faber, 1937: FIRST EDITION: initials R & S handwritten within two hearts connected by arrow to front FE: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, a bit browned and chipped: with 2 novels by Ann Quin, both inscribed by Williamson, plus one other related. (4)
A WWII German V2 Rocket Solenoid valve, marked with German Eagle and numbered No 20/1662/407/02U/9/457 and to the other side an arrow, 166/2/1662, with later red caps. The valve was cleared from RAF Wescott after the war when it was established as the home for the Rocket Proposition Establishment, having been staffed with some German scientists post-war
* TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE *A CHINESE BRONZE ‘ARROW’ VASE, SONG/MING DYNASTY宋或明 铜箭筒The globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, set with a pair of lug handles just below the everted rim, traces of malachite encrustation characteristic of burialHeight: 13.8cmCondition ReportThe flaring foot ring has a slight dent and there are two shallow dents to the side of the body, the vessel has an uneven patina of malachite encrustation.
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Preparing the evening meal, woodblock print, 19th Century, 34.5cm x 23.5cm; also by the same artist, At the water tub, woodblock, 19th Century; and two further Japanese woodblock prints, probably 19th Century, Escaping the rain, 34cm x 22cm, and an archer drawing an arrow, 36cm x 24.5cm (4)
Fine scarce example by Hobson and Sons (London) Ltd. Black Morocco lined silver lace with central blue silk line bearing silvered furniture of five lobed boss supporting two chains terminating in arrow prickers housed in slender tubes on hexagonal guard, buckle, slide and CMR engraved tip. Together with matching lace edged black leather / dark blue collapsable pouch, the face mounted with silvered Prince of Wales plumes and gilt coronet resting on gilt title scroll. VGC Believed worn by Lt. J.R.B. Goodfellow CMR. Bob Betts Collection PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Heaney (Seamus). Place and Displacement. Recent Poetry of Northern Island. Pete Laver Memorial Lecture delivered at Grasmere, 2nd August 1984, Dove Cottage, 1985, 22 pp., original wrappers (small light stain to upper cover), 8vo, inscribed to title "At Alan's bidding I have raced to Cheltenham where, undisplaced amid the soup and drink and bread, at home from home, I lay my head. Love to Alan and Shelagh, Seamus, 13 October 1988", with a postcard portrait of the author loosely inserted, together with Field of Vision, printed privately by Peter Fallon for the Heaneys, Christmas 1990, 4 pp., inscribed "To Alan & Shelagh, with love and all good wishes for a Happy Christmas, Seamus & Marie", and "P.S. And, as ever with genial and strong recollections of your hospitable home, the welcome and the sustenance and the send-off!. S.", plus Tollund, Peter Fallon/Gallery Press, 1994, 4 pp., limited edition of 125, inscribed "Love to Shelagh & Llewellyn, Seamus & Marie", with an arrow pointing to the verse opposite, and "my post-ceasefire affusion. S.", with 2 printed cards each with a 3 line verse 'Dangerous pavements/But I face the ice this year/With my father's stick', each signed by the author, and a printed pamphlet titled 'Christmas Eve', 4 pp., signed QTY: (6)
A Spanish-Flemish polychrome and gilt walnut relief panel of St Ursula, second half 16th Century, depicted with crown and modelled holding a flag with the cross of St George in right hand and an arrow in left, clothed in a green and gilt tunic and elaborate himation decorated with birds and fruits, with a naturalistically carved background, collector's label to the verso, the panel 49 x 30cm Provenance: Isphording Antiquair, where purchased by the present owner in 2010. Examined under UV. Overall this lot is in fair condition and presents well, with wear consistent with age. Some evidence of overpainting and re-touching to the face, and old varnish overall. A large crack from the bottom edge through the himation, a large crack through the wrist of her right hand, and further cracks and losses of paintwork to the clothing, hands, flag, face, and backdrop. Some deep marks to the verso, and old collector's label which is partially illegible. White painted '807' and black '2' inscribed to the verso.
A French brass bouillotte lamp, 20th century, the three branches modelled as griffin heads issuing from a baluster stem with acanthus leaf base, atop a circular tray raised on three feet, with dark green adjustable metal shade and arrow fletching screw, 63cm high overall It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use Please refer to department for condition report
An ACE Trains 0 Gauge 2- or 3-rail SR 'West Country' 4-6-2 Locomotive and Tender 'Blackmoor Vale', ref E/9, finished in gloss lined SR malachite green with 'Sunshine' lettering as No. 21C123, with add-on 'Golden Arrow' and 'Atlantic Coast Express' insignia, E, appears very little run, in original box, box VG-E
Hornby 00 Gauge Golden Arrow Pullman Coach Pack and other brown and cream Pullman Coaches, R4196 Golden Arrow Coaches 'Adrian', Onyx' and Zenobia', in original boxes with sleeve, Pullman 8-wheel, 'Leonia', 'No 60', 'No 65', 'Medusa', 'Cynthia', 12-wheel, 'Portia', 'No 95' and 'No 97', all appear to have lights, all in original boxes, VG-E, boxes F-VG, two lack inserts (11 coaches, nine boxes)
Bachmann 00 Gauge Plasser Maintenance Stock Tartan Arrow Van and Belihack for Hattons Snow Plough, 36150 Plasser Motorised OWM with Crane, 36160 Plasser Tamper Machine (non-motorised), 34331 50'Tartan Arrows Stanier Parcels Van and Belihack H4BH004 BR yellow 'Stratford Shark' Snow Plough, all in original boxes, E, boxes VG (4)
Lima 00 Gauge unboxed Steam and Diesel Locomotives and Rolling stock, BR blue, Class 37310 'British Steel Ravenscraig', Western Class D1071 'Western Renown', Class 09026 Diesel Shunter, pair of BR green repainted centre cab Diesel shunters D9520 and D9553 (both finished to a very good standard), Class 20 Hunslet Barclay grey 20906 'Kilmarnock 400' and repainted Class 20 grey MC Metals (finished to a good standard), GWR green 6000 'King George V' and BR blue 6009 'King Charles 11' Locomotives and Tenders, 205146 BR green DMU Centre Car and 305628 Southern green Horse Box, both in original boxes, unboxed Austin Rover truck, Tartan Arrow Express Parcels Van (lacks one wheel) and two container truck,F-E, boxes F-G (14)
Three Bachmann Branch-Line locomotives and tenders, comprising No. 31-954 'Sir Nigel Gresley' in BR blue with early emblem, No. 31-401 Lord Nelson Class 'Sir Martin Frobisher' and No. 31-551 V2 Class 'Green Arrow'.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.
Pair of German made Binoculars issued to the Royal Navy, maker marked "CP Goerz, Berlin DRP" along with "S1-M10139" and "Trieder Binocular Army". WD Broad Arrow marked. Serial number 78194. Complete with neck strap and leather carrying case which is marked to the original owner "Sgt N Roberts S3440 Hood Batt. RN" also additionally marked "Sgt N Roberts, RMLI S3440".
WWI British Mk.V Field Gun Clinometer by Taylor Taylor & Hobson, dated 1917, stamped with war department arrow and serial No 5830, in W Jenkinson & Co fitted leather case marked Field Clinometer, No3, Marks III, IV, V, dated 1916; a brass bugle, no markings; plus three sets of vintage brown leather boxing gloves.
A WW1 brown leather case, containing a Royal Army Chaplain's Department portable field communion set, by Blunt and Wray. The fitted case, dated 1916 with broad arrow stamped accessories, to include a chalice, wafer dish, wine flask, Pyx, embroidered linens, service bible, trench art Crucifixes and a further smaller communion set. Attributed to the Reverend Andrew James Campbell, attached to the HLI. The case contains a silver mounted horn beaker decorated with a cross bearing his initials, and a photograph. Case size 40cm x 27cm x 12cm.
WW2 British Officers Bronze collar dogs and cap badges, Notts & Derby Regt, Royal Signals, along with matching buttons, rank crowns and pips, single RAC collar dog, pair of spurs, ribbon bar, pair Territorial Battalion T shoulder strap insignias, cloth pips, Army issue pocket watch marked on reverse with WD Broad Arrow and "88209C RA" no glass to face runs and ticks, contained within a Manikin Cigar box.
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