A GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF JOHANN GEORG, DUKE OF SAXONY (1585, ELECTOR 1611-1656) AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE BISHOPRIC OF MERSEBURG, DATED 1609 with tapering terminal spike of hollow-diamond section with a pair of lugs at the base, forward-leaning curved axe-blade, down-curved rear fluke formed with a pair of inward curled lugs, tapering sockets, and a pair of long straps, one stamped 'ML', probably the maker, etched with strapwork and leafy tendrils on a stippled ground over the lower portion of the spike and the centre of the head on each face, the axe with the arms of Saxony and the arms of the Bishopric of Merseburg on the respective faces, each within a strapwork cartouche with cross-hatched borders, above the date and beneath the abbreviated inscription 'S.V.M.C.' for the ducal device Scopus Vitae mihi Christus, the rear fluke with the abbreviated inscription 'H.G.H.Z.S' for Hans Georg Herzog zu Sachsen within a panel on a stippled ground, on a wooden haft with a green, purple, red and gold silk tassel 73.0 cm; 28 ¾ in head Provenance The former Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden Another example, dated 1611, is preserved in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. See Müller and Kölling 1990, no. 25. The Berlin example is etched with a similar inscription with the additional letters 'G.V.B.C.', reflecting his promotion to Elector that year. The Diocese of Merseburg was secularized in 1562 and its various properties and lands passed into the ownership of the Dukes of Saxony.
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A GERMAN ETCHED HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF AUGUST (1589-1615), DUKE OF SAXONY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE BISHOPRIC OF NAUMBURG, DATED 1614 with tapering terminal spike of hollow-diamond section and wasted at the base, concave axe-blade, down-curved rear fluke formed with a pair of inward curled lugs, and a pair of long straps, one stamped 'ML', probably the maker, etched on each face over the lower portion of the spike extending down to the centre of the head with strapwork and leafy tendrils on a stippled ground, the axe with the arms of Saxony on one face and the arms of the bishopric of Naumburg on the respective faces, each within a scrollwork frame above the date and beneath the abbreviated inscription 'F.S.C.V.' for the ducal device Fide Sed Cuide Vide, the rear fluke with the abbreviated inscription 'A.H.Z.S' for August Herzog zu Sachsen in a panel on each face, on an early wooden haft, with a silk tassel 66.0 cm; 26 in head Provenance The former Saxon Electoral Armoury, Dresden Halberds of this type were also carried by the Guard of Duke August's brother, Johan Georg I, Elector (1611-56). Another example, formerly in the Electoral Armoury, is preserved in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden (inv. nr. S92). See Churfürstliche Guardie 2012-13, cat. No. 66.
A collection of Royal Worcester tea wares decorated with a Willow pattern in blue and white, together with a Crown Ducal coffee service decorated in green with gilt and floral decoration in the Oriental taste and a collection of "New Hall Hanley" dinner wares decorated with narcissus and a collection of "Elizabethan Bone China" cups and saucers
The engraved silver salver, given by the Duke & Duchess of Windsor to their friend Herman Livingston Rogers on the occasion of his marriage to Lucy Wann, 9th August, 1950, assay marked London 1767, maker Ebenezer Cocker, engraved to the centre with a coat of arms, and later engraved Windsor cipher with Ducal coronet with entwined scrolling 'WE' monogram, and 'from Edward and Wallis', the outer gadroon border inset with scallop shell medallions, raised on three claw and ball feet, 33cm, 13in diam. 1065 grms, 37.6oz An additional 5% VAT is payable on the hammer price, this can be refunded if proof of export outside the EU is provided within 6 months of the sale date. Herman Rogers and his first wife Katherine had known Wallis since 1924, when she befriended and stayed with them in Beijing on her tour of China. They stood by Wallis and Edward throughout the abdication crisis, helped with their wedding preparations at the Chateau de Candé and remained lifelong friends. Herman's first wife Katherine sadly died in the 1949, and this salver commemorates his marriage in 1950 to his second wife Lucy. It was Lucy who ensured this Windsor collection was cared for and kept together. The arms on the salver are English and either Slacke or Slack impaling Chantrell or Cantrell. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, no problems. The cipher, inscription and armorial have been more polished than the rest of the salver.
*Gaspare Mola (1567-1640), Cosimo II de’ Medici, 4th Grand Duke of Tuscany (1609-21), lead medal, 1610, young bust right, rev., Grand Ducal coronet and sceptre with the Medici balls, 40mm (cf. Pollard Bargello 461 = Vannel & Toderi 64-65 in gold), pierced, very fine and rare [Clifford lot 92]. The reverse design is copied from an earlier Medici medal by Michele Mazzafirri. Mola’s head of the young Cosimo influenced the portrait medal by Dupré of 1613 and, later on, Selvi’s version from the Medici series made in the 18th century.
CARLTONWARE SHAPED CIGARETTE BOX with a lift up lid and gilt handle, a Govancroft of Glasgow circular ribbed dish, a Crown Ducal twin handled tapering pot, two Green & Co. lidded pots marked "Mint", the other "Mixed Herbs", a large Lovatts pottery ribbed jug, together with a similar shaped jug
A Charlotte Rhead vase, by Crown Ducal, with moulded body. Height 17 cm. CONDITION REPORT: Very good condition with no damage, no repairs and no restoration. There is also no significant crazing. There is a small amount of paint flaking to one of the green leaves in specks of approximately 3 mm in length
New Toy Soldiers: Great Britain and the Empire sets of eight Royal Marine Light Infantry, Coldstream Guards, Gordons and Norfolk Regiment, Ducal RAF, various makers Dragoon Guard horse-drawn Maxim Gun, Kneller Hall fanfare trumpeters, Tasmanian Volunteers, mounted Staff officers, Steadfast naval Gardiner Gun, Britains Shire Horses and farm hands, Lancer Volunteers with four bicycles and various others, some in original boxes (E-G, boxes G) (94)
A William IV silver oval dish by Paul Storr, London 1837, with gadrooned rim and engraved crest, Out of a ducal coronet a falcon rising with wings outstretched, 11¼in. (28.5cm.) long, weight 14.75 tr.oz. * Condition: Two small dents to centre of well and faint 1cm. line dent to one end of well. Some old scratching to surface of silver throughout. Good crisp marks.
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