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Society of Ploughmen horse brasses, 1987, 1988, 1991.1992,1994, 1996;   a brass jam pan;  another;  plated goblets;  etc

Vinyl - Over 70 Rock & Pop LPs to include Teh Amazing Blondel, Madness, This Are Two Tone (comp), Black Uhuru, Humble Pie, Annihilator, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan, Skids, Ben Watt, The Wonder Stuff, Jimi Hendrix, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Steve Hillage, The Darkside, Raven, Revolting Cocks, Steve Stevens, Tangerine Dream, Scorpions, Barclay James Harvest and many more. At least Vg overall

Boer War Casualty Yorkshire Imperial Yeomany Medal, with fitted case by Spink & Son, and linen paper award note, awarded to 23049 Pte G Scott 3 Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry casualty records indicate that G. Scott was run over and killed at Leddenberg Pan, South Africa on 7 June 1901

ROLEX DAY-DATE REF. 1803 IN GOLD, 70S Case: signed, n. 1306330, in 18K gold, screwed caseback marked 1803, flutted bezel. Bracelet/Strap: signed, in 18K gold, President, end-link 53, deployante clasp with engraved monogram, stamped 64. Dial: signed, champagne, pie-pan, applied indexes, day and date indications, centre seconds. Movement: signed, self-winding caliber 1556, n. DD61577, 26 jewels, adjusted to temperature and five positions. Accessories: vintage box missing watch holder. Diameter Ø: 36 mm | Bracelet length: 16 cm + 2 maglie Note: running at the time of cataloguing.

A weathered terracotta crock with moulded handles, incised band and loose lid, together with further terracotta pots and a galvanised two handled pan and cover (collection)

An old terracotta dairy pan and cover with glazed interior together with one other (2)

Miscellaneous lot to include a copper pan with loop handles, a charcoal iron, a shallow turned wooden bowl, spirit barrel and stand, two Eastern pans, model of a bi-plane, etc

A 19th century brass coal scuttle, a brass cauldron, copper warming pan and a selection of fireside tools

A 19th century patinated copper circular pan with loop handles, 38cm diameter

An old two handled skillet, together with pan and cover

Charles Lebrun (French, 19th century) Still life of fish, a bottle and a brass pan signed 'CH Lebrun' l.r., oil on canvas54 x 65cmProvenance: Private collection, The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.Condition ReportFramed: 80 x 91cmUnlined. Fine craquelure. A small piereced hole to the background in the upper left. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.

A group of brass and copperware, to include, trivets, pan, kettle, horse brass, (A Lot). The Alastair & Sheila Brooks Collection: of Oaklands (& past owners of Ednam House Hotel), Kelso 

Mixed quantity of antique brass to include bed warming pan with wooden handle, fireside items, ashtrays, horse brasses, fox ornament etc

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens from The Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published by Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1951

A set of four copper and brass cooking pans - second half 20th century, comprising three saucepans (8 in, 7 in and 6 in diameter) and one 9 ¾ in frying pan, all with lids, the interiors plated, in very good, lightly used condition.

A Danish Scanpan Induction non-stick large pan or stock pot - with twin handles and glass lid, 27cm diameter, in good, used condition.

A cast iron umbrella-shaped stick or umbrella stand - with removable drip pan with crook-handle, on a pierced circular base, 59cm high.

An antique brass jam or preserve pan - with iron swing handle, 29.25cm diameter.

A collection of Victorian brass fireside items - including a good quality helmet shaped coal scuttle with shovel, 41.5cm high; a pair of pierced and turned fire dogs; a pair of plain bar firedogs; a set of three fire irons; two toasting forks; and a horse brass; together with a large 19th century copper warming pan, with turned fruitwood handle, the cover chased with a bird and flowers, 32.5cm diameter (lid hinge a/f).

A group of eight antique brass and copper fireside items, comprising - 1. A set of three brass fire irons 2. A brass toasting-fork 3. Two brass pokers 4. A 19th century copper bed warming pan 5. A pair of mid-20th century oak and leather bellows

Three 19th century down hearth irons - all in wrought iron, comprising a harnen stand (oat cake dryer or toaster), 37cm high; a hanging boiling pan stand with adjustable hanging chain, the hanger 44.5cm high, max drop approx. 178cm; and a pair of shears.

Victorian copper twin handled fish pan, stamped Windermere, L45cm

Collectable odds to include pottery, antique copper pan, cast iron tile etc

2 Artworks;Edward J Poynter - Print titled ''A Visit to Aesculapius (1885).Gabriel Bodenchr - Print titled ''Pan et Syrinx''

Adams (Douglas) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, first edition, signed by the author on title, marginal toning, original printed wrappers, light fading to spine, rubbing to spine tips, 8vo, Pan Books, 1980.*** The true first edition of the second book in the Hitch-Hiker's series, rare signed. 

AN ANCIENT BRITISH CELTIC RED SANDSTONE HEAD 1ST CENTURY BC-1ST CENTURY AD Of unusual shape with a long narrow face striking deeply cut truncated eyes and parted lips two gashes to the nose, modern display base head 18cm high, 9cm wide, 13.5cm deep Provenance: Reputedly found near Hadrian's Wall Ex Private English collection acquired from Chris Rudd Antiquities 1998 Ex Private London collection In the late Iron Age Yorkshire was the terrain of a powerful hegemony of Celtic tribes known as the 'Brigantes' or 'the High Ones' worshippers of the great pan Celtic goddess Brigantia who later morphed into the popular Christian Saint Brigid. The Brigantes were wild and war-like and as headhunters, were feared by the Romans who were garrisoned in the forts along Hadrian's Wall. The Romans tried to ban Druidism as they distrusted the influence, both spiritual and political, of the Celtic priests, but were mostly unsuccessful. Headhunting and human sacrifice were prohibited, but also continued amongst a Celtic populace resentful of Roman interference. For the Celts, eyes were an important feature, and they were often emphasised in their sculpture to indicate divinity. This severed head simply fashioned from sandstone has a strange and disconcerting power of its own.

Two similar late 19thC knopped, pricket style pewter candlesticks  8" & 7"h; and two 18th/19thC pewter candlesticks, each having a canon barrel stem, one with a drip pan  5.5" & 6"h

GWEN HARDIE (SCOTTISH b. 1962), ECA LIFE CLASS oil on canvas, signed versoframedimage size 158cm x 158cm, overall size 159cm x 159cm Comment: An extremely rare early work from Hardie's time at the Edinburgh College of Art. Authenticated by Ms Hardie. The figure in the foreground is understood to be Francis (Frank) Convery RSA.Note: Born and educated in Scotland, Gwen Hardie lived and worked in London and Berlin before settling in New York City in 2000. Her most recent paintings will be presented in the upcoming solo show, “Under a deep orange sun and a pale blue moon” with Arden + White, New Canaan, Nov 15 – Dec 21, 2024 and at “Untitled” Art Fair in Miami, represented by Arden + White in Dec 2024. Recent solo shows include; “Thresholds,” at Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, Feb 2024, “Atmosphere”, at the late Estella Gallery in New Orleans in Dec 2023“, “Intimations”, at 57W57 Arts, New York City, March – April 2022 and “Human Boundaries’ , Galerie Pugliese Levi in Berlin, March – May 2022. Hardie’s paintings are shown regularly in Art Fairs in the USA and Europe, such as Future Fair, NYC and Untitled Art Fair, Miami, represented by Arden + White, Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen, The Hague Art Fair, PAN AMSTERDAM and KunstRAI, represented by ASAP Gallery, / Chabot Fine Art in The Hague and the London Art Fair with the Finch Project. Her work is featured in ongoing collaborations with The Spaceless Gallery (based in Paris and Miami), Holly Hunt and The Invisible Collection in New York City. New collaborations with interior designers include US based Chango & Co and Ursino Interiors. She was the youngest living artist ever to be given a solo show at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh in 1994. Hardie’s work is in private and public collections such as The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the British Council, London, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Modern Collection, Lisbon. Her work has been reviewed by Visual Art Source, The Semi-Finalist, Art In America, The New York Times, The Glasgow Herald, The New Yorker, The Scotsman, and The Independent among others.. Hardie has received Fellowships at The Bogliasco Foundation, Genoa, Italy, VCCA, MacDowell and Yaddo in the USA.

Cookware, saucepans, frying pans, jam pan etc for gas and ceramic hobs

Box of cookware, glass mixing dishes, baking trays, sieve, Le Creuset green lidded pan etc

Stuck, Franz von (Tettenweis, München 1863-1928) Entwurf für Briefkopf der „Genossenschaft Pan“ um 1895 Sign. F. STVCK. Kohle auf Malkarton. Ca. 42,8×28,4 cm. (Etwas verwischt, Tintenfleck am unteren Bildrand, leicht fleckig). Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Berlin. 1895 erschien das 1. Heft der Jugendstil-Zeitschrift PAN. Das Cover zierte ein von Franz von Stuck entworfener Pan-Kopf. In der hier vorliegenden Zeichnung erscheint dieser so charakteristische Kopf mit Hörnern und Bart kleiner und kompakter und wird vermutlich als Entwurf für den Briefkopf der 1895 gegründeten „Genossenschaft Pan“ entstanden sein. Wir danken Margot Th. Brandlhuber (Museum Villa Stuck) für die freundlichen Hinweise. (61070)

AntikenkopieFlötenspieler (Pan lehrt Daphnis das Flötenspiel) Bronze, braun patiniert. Auf hellgrau-rötlich gemaserten Marmorsockel montiert. Ges.-H. 21,5 cm. (Rechtes Bein gerissen). (60268)

Vintage cast iron Weylux kitchen scales with brass pan, weights & a selection of brass items

BARRIE, J. M. The Works, in eight volumes, including a pasted Autograph Letter Signed by the author in which he states, "Rutland St. has its memories for me'", and further comments on the illustrated arms of one of his characters, which he feels "belong by her side", on 133 Gloucester Road letterhead [where Barrie wrote Peter Pan], 8vo, publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt, untrimmed edges, Charles Scribner's Sons (8)

FLEMING, Ian. Pan paperback editions, FIRST PRINTINGS, comprising: Live and Let Die, 1957; Diamonds are Forever, 1958; From Russia with Love, 1959; Goldfinger, 1961; Thunderball, 1963 (x2); The Spy Who Loved Me, 1967. Together with All Night at Mr Stanyhurst's, featuring an Introduction by Fleming, 1965, and 17 other Pan paperbacks, later printings and James Bond related titles, condition varied, sold as one collection with all faults (25)

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator). – J.M. BARRIE. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. From the Little White Bird. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912.] New edition, 4to (274 x 210mm.) 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, numerous black and white illustrations. (Toning, light spotting to the dedication leaf, lacking blanks and half-title.) Bound by J. May in brown full morocco, gilt lettering to second and third spine compartments, floral gilt to rest, t.e.g.

A RARE 28 BORE GERMAN SMALL WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, CIRCA 1580, ‡ PROBABLY FOR THE VENETIAN STATE ARSENALwith two-stage swamped barrel engraved with foliage at each end of the forward section, octagonal breech struck with Nuremburg and the barrelsmith’s mark (unrecorded, perhaps a rampant lion) and engraved with a band of foliage, flat lock retained by two side nails and struck with a further mark, a bird perched on a tree dividing the initials GB, fitted with external wheel beneath a domed cover, engraved pan with sliding cover (button missing) and safety-catch, full stock (one small repair beneath the fore-end), engraved with pairs of lines beneath the muzzle, small near spherical pommel formed in two pieces, plain iron trigger-guard, and associated iron ramrod, 36.0 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2072 A number of pistols of this type are preserved in the Armoury of the Doges Palace, Venice. See Franzoi, pp. 135-136, nos. 450-457, illustrated p. 174.

A FINE 18 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTING GUN BY MIGUEL DE ZEGARRA, CIRCA 1770 ‡ with blued barrel formed in two stages and retained by two pierced barrel bands, fitted with silver ‘spider’ fore-sight, moulded ‘saddle’ iron back-sight, finely hammered over the fore-end in imitation of fur, octagonal breech hammered with a scale pattern, struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks (Neue Støckel 1192, 8587), further decorative marks and sprays of foliage over the breech, gold-lined vent, chiselled and gilt tang decorated with scrolls of foliage and rococo scrolls, flat bevelled lock struck with a further gold-lined maker’s stamp (Neue Støckel 8586), inscribed ‘En Madrid’ and engraved with scrolls, fitted with chiselled moulded cock with finely engraved bridle, chiselled and gilt steel, and gold-lined pan, figured walnut full stock, fluted butt, finely engraved mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard with gold-lined maker’s stamp en suite with the lock, and sideplate with a portrait profile, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod with steel terminal, and in fine condition throughout, 92.5 cm barrel Miguel de Zegarra (active circa 1740-83) apprenticed to Gabriel Algora, became honoury gunsmith to Carlos III in 1768 and his official gunsmith in 1771.

A RARE DETACHED GERMAN COMBINED MATCH-AND WHEEL-LOCK MECHANISM, LATE 16TH CENTURY ‡ with provision for two side nails, fitted with internal wheel with low circular cover, match-holder with circular thumb-screw, dog with faceted neck, sliding pan-cover with button release, and safety-catch, 31.0 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 1374

A 28 BORE DUTCH WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages and engraved with a pair of lines at the median, bevelled lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, dog with shaped bridle, and sliding pan-cover with button release, and blackened full stock (small repairs), iron mounts comprising a band around the pommel, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (later iron-tipped wooden ramrod), 64.2 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1408

A RARE 20 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, CIRCA 1580, POSSIBLY ESSLINGEN ‡ with swamped barrel formed in three stages, engraved with ropework bands, dots and scrolls at the muzzle, median and breech, the latter engraved with a panel of scale ornament and struck with a mark (possibly Neue Støckel 5870), (the barrel lightly cleaned with chemicals), flat lock retained by two side nails passing through the lock plate and engaging the belt-hook bracket, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release and dog with cross-hatched spindle, decorated throughout with pairs of lines, blackened full stock (small repairs on the left of the fore-end at the breech), spherical pommel, iron trigger-guard and belt hook, associated iron-tipped ramrod, white painted inventory number ‘100’ beneath the lock, and a further enamel inventory tag ‘120’, 54.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1956

A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY WILSON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass barrel formed in three stages, swelling towards the muzzle and fitted with top-mounted spring bayonet retained by a catch on the tang, signed stepped lock fitted with engraved cock, semi-rainproof pan, steel spring with roller, full stock, engraved brass mounts including butt-plate with decorated tang (rubbed), solid side-plate decorated with a scallop shell, and trigger-guard with foliate terminal and associated horn-tipped ramrod, 76.0 cm overall

A 54 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with pierced iron plaques over the fore-end, beneath the lock and on the base of the pommel, iron mounts comprising a moulded band enclosing the pommel, faceted trigger-guard, a pair of foliate side nail washers, and fore-end cap incorporating a ramrod-pipe, (associated iron-tipped ramrod), 62.7 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 784

A 25 BORE WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1575 ‡ with two stage swamped barrel, octagonal breech struck with Nuremburg mark, reblued flat lock retained by two side nails, struck with a mark (indistinct) fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, engraved safety-catch, pan with sliding cover with button release and dog, full stock inlaid with a running pattern of flowers and foliage between segmental lines (small repairs and restorations), foliate panels about the tang, over the spine of the butt and behind the lock, compressed spherical pommel decorated with broad shallow fluted designs, inlaid with flowers and foliage en suite with the fore-end (small losses), iron trigger-guard and slender belt hook, and associated iron-tipped wooden ramrod, 57.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1379 A number of pistols inlaid in a similar manner, with Nuremberg marked barrels, formerly in the Geneva arsenal, are now preserved in the Musée d’art et Historie, Geneva. See illustrated Godoy 1993, 283-287, nos. 149-154.

A PAIR OF 32 BORE DUTCH LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, MID-17TH CENTURY ‡ with tapering barrels formed in two stages, octagonal breeches struck ‘IK’ divided by a further mark, rounded locks retained by three side nails , fitted with external wheels retained by a small basal bracket, sliding pan-covers with button release, and dogs, blackened full stocks (one with a small chip ahead of the lock, one fore-end with a small crack, the other expertly repaired), slender butts carved with an expanded flowerhead on the pommel, iron mounts comprising trigger-guards, a single ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and three staghorn side nail washers (later iron-tipped wooden ramrods), 63.7 cm (2) ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. nos. 1420 & 1421

A16 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK CARBINE, BRESCIA, CIRCA 1600 ‡ with octagonal swamped sighted barrel struck with a mark, the letters ‘AC’ in a shaped shield above a star beneath a crown, long down-curved tang, flat lock retained by two side nails (one restored), fitted with external wheel retained by a heart-shaped bracket, scalloped pan with sliding cover, dog with short moulded neck, trigger with acorn finial, full stock (worm damage, small repairs), curved ‘fishtail’ butt with tapering upper border of round section capped in iron at each end (pierced at the base), iron mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard (belt hook missing), and two bands over the fore-end, and associated wooden ramrod, 85.3 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1869 The mark has been attributed to Angleo Colombo, though on no firm basis. A maker of this name lived in Brescia and is recorded as a ‘maestro d’archibusi’ and was associated with a merchant of arms. Other carbines of this type, are preserved in the Artillery Museum, Turin; the Capodimonte Museum, Naples and the Armoury of the Doges Palace, Venice. See Gaibi 1968, nos. 52 and 53 and Franzoi 1990, fig. 183.

A 28 BORE NORTH INDIAN (SIND) MATCHLOCK RIFLE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering etched twist sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form, moulded at the muzzle and encrusted with gilt flowerheads, chiselled with gold encrusted cartouches and a band over the breech, and retained by five shaped and engraved gilt barrel bands (two associated), standing back-sight, integral pan with no provision for a cover, gilt tang, enclosed action with shaped serpentine with engraved terminal, pierced and chiselled trigger decorated with scrolling foliage and a flowerhead, full stock with characteristic ‘hooked’ butt, gilt copper alloy butt-plate and two sling swivels, and associated iron ramrod, 106.7 cm barrel ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number H02 The owner’s catalogue attributes this gun to the Armoury of the Raja of Bolpur, West Bengal. A related example was sold Sotheby’s 3rd April 1978, lot 98.

A 24 BORE GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat bevelled lock retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, pan with sliding cover, and faceted dog, full stock (fore-end restored), iron mounts comprising cap pommel, trigger-guard, restored ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (later ramrod), 68.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 699

A RARE 40 BORE COMMONWEALTH PERIOD OFFICER'S ENGLISH-LOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1650 ◉ with copper alloy barrel formed in two stages, decorated with a band of naïve lightly punched scrollwork on the breech, a pair of punched and incised girdles at the median and cast with a raised breech moulding (the barrel shortened by up to 5.0 cm), engraved iron tang, bevelled trapezoid lock retained by three side-nails, fitted with separate pan, horizontally acting sear and dog safety-catch engaging a flat broad-breasted cock (top-jaw and screw restored, the steel restored from an early alteration), figured walnut full stock, fluted fore-end (the forward 10.0 cm and the fore-end cap expertly restored), flattened butt carved with a wheat-husk moulding behind the barrel tang, punched with small decorative stars along the spine of the butt, pommel fitted with associated ivory cap (the ivory with a small repair) and enclosed by a band of copper alloy engraved with strawberry foliage, copper alloy trigger-guard incised with a wavy linear pattern en suite with the cock and safety-catch, and one small brass ramrod-pipe (ramrod restored), 52.1 cm overall ProvenanceCaptain Farquharson, Invercauld Castle, sold Sotheby's 30th June 2004, lot 102An Important English Private Collection LiteratureJohn Cooper, An English Holster Pistol of Commonwealth Date, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2006, p. 65Brian Godwin, The Luttrell Pistols, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2013, no. 16, p. 91. The principal characteristics of the lock place it within the type 2 category of the 17th Century English-locks as identified by Graeme Rimer in his study of the firearms at Littlecote House, subsequently expanded upon by Messrs Godwin, Cooper and Spencer in their published survey. See Goodwin, Cooper and Spencer, 2003. The leading terminal of the lock-plate on the present pistol is distinctly angular and as such is very unusual. A similar configuration exists in a musket of circa 1640, in the armoury at Dunster Castle, Somerset. Another comparable example is found in a pistol worn by Abraham Stanyan in his portrait (dated 1644), exhibited 'The Age of Charles I', the Tate Gallery, 1972 (op. cit. fig.73).

A 25 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PUFFER PISTOL, CIRCA 1580 ‡ with swamped barrel formed in two stages, engraved with a band around the muzzle, pellets at the median and octagonal over the breech, the latter struck three times with a mark, beneath a dagger the letters ‘HH’ or ‘HI’, flat lock struck with a mark en suite, retained by a side nail acting on the belt hook bracket and three further side nails opposite, fitted with external wheel beneath a domed cover, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release, and dog with filed spring, blackened full stock, carved with slender panels of foliage around the borders, about the tang and beneath the fore-end near spherical pommel carved with a warrior mask rondel on the base, iron trigger-guard, belt-hook and ramrod stirrup (very light worm damage, the fore-end with one small internal repair on the left at the breech, ramrod missing), 58.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2089 The mark appears to be unrecorded but is similar to that of Lorenz Herl, recorded as a barrelsmith and dealer in Nuremburg circa 1572-1622. His father Hans, also a gunmaker, was active in the same town circa 1566-1608.

A DETACHED CENTRAL ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE MECHANISM, MID-17TH CENTURY ‡ with main plate of late wheel-lock form, engraved with scrolling foliage and flowers and an exotic bird, fitted with moulded cock engraved en suite, pan with sliding cover, and battery with moulded arm, 15.8 cm ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. L27

AN 18 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with tapering sighted barrel swelling at the muzzle and chiselled with elaborate designs of foliage on a punched ground over its entire length, retained by later leather bands, the breech punched with a number, probably for an arsenal, fitted with integral shaped pan (cover missing), action enclosed by a pair of large panels chiselled en suite with the barrel, the rear incorporating a pierced design of a large flowerhead, associated chain and pricker, shaped trigger chiselled with foliage, hardwood full stock, a separate carved dark hardwood panel about the tang, inset with chiselled iron plaques around the butt, two sling mounts, and iron ramrod, probably the original, 106.0 cm barrel ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number H14

A 34 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL OF NOTABLE LENGTH, SUHL, 1610, ‡ POSSIBLY FOR SUPPLY TO HOLSTEINwith tapering barrel moulded at the muzzle, octagonal over the breech, struck with Suhl mark on the left and the mark of Valentin Klett (Neue Støckel 589) on top, flat lock retained by three side nails, struck with marks en suite with the breech, fitted with external wheel with a heart-shaped bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, safety-catch opposite the lock, fruitwood full stock (small repairs, worm damage), faceted lemon-shaped butt inlaid with a staghorn rondel, iron trigger-guard and stirrup mount at the fore-end, and wooden ramrod, perhaps the original, 87.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 690 Valentin Klett, son of the gunsmith of the same name, is recorded circa 1603-22. He is recorded delivering muskets to the Zurich arsenal in 1614.

A 25 BORE NORTH EUROPEAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY SWEDISH ‡ with tapering sighted barrel formed in three stages divided by engraved lines, rounded lock retained by two side nails, engraved with a spray of foliage, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, sliding pan-cover with engraved button release, engraved dog and bridle, fruitwood full stock moulded over the fore-end and opposite the lock (a small repair near the pommel), impressed 211, probably a gunroom number, behind the lock, burnished steel mounts comprising engraved spurred pommel, broad trigger-guard, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, a slender band at the fore-end and iron-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, 55.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1799

A 20 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with three pairs of iron wire tendrils over the fore-end, those at the front and rear enclosed by iron bands and forming the barrel bolt washers, further tendrils enclosing the foliate side nail washers, fishtail pommel enclosed by a moulded band and inlaid with further tendrils, faceted trigger-guard, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (seized, probably an early association), 60.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 781

A GERMAN 40 BORE WHEEL-LOCK CARBINE, CIRCA 1610 ‡ with two-stage swamped sighted barrel (fore-sight removed), octagonal breech fitted with copper-alloy back-sight and engraved with a pair of lines, tang engraved with further lines, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, pan with sliding cover and stud release (replaced), safety-catch and moulded dog, full stock inlaid with engraved scrollwork staghorn panels within segmental lines over the fore-end, short butt shaped for the fingers beneath the lock, for the cheek on the left and fitted with patchbox with sliding cover on the right, inlaid with further segmental lines en suite (the inlay with minor restorations), moulded iron trigger-guard, long slender belt hook, engraved horn butt-cap decorated with a quartered shield beneath a spray of foliage, horn ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, probably the original, 81.0 cm overall Provenance Robert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2075

A HAND-IGNITED POWDER-TESTER, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN ‡ formed entirely of steel, with flat arched head numbered from '1' to '12' in Roman numerals on one side, indicator arm attached to an internal ratchet wheel acting against a spring pivoting beneath the pan, and moulded tubular handle, 17.0 cm ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection Two related examples, incorporating a powder measure, are illustrated Kempers 1998, p. 166-167, figs. 179 and 181. Another was sold in this room, 7th December 2022, lot 423.

A 20 BORE ITALIAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK BELT PISTOL, CIRCA 1610-20 ‡ with two-stage barrel, octagonal breech struck with a mark beneath, flat lock of shaped outline retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, and moulded dog, figured full stock with short slender ‘fishtail’ butt, delicately formed iron trigger-guard, long slender belt hook, engraved foliate barrel bolt escutcheons, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (the tip perhaps original), 77.7 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 1864

A 32 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with octagonal barrel, strongly bevelled flat lock retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, sliding pan-cover, faceted dog and spring with let-in bridle, full stock (a small crack at the fore-end and a further crack behind the lock to the side nail), impressed ‘3’ opposite the lock, iron mounts comprising cap pommel, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe, and fore-end cap and associated iron-tipped ramrod, 56.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2096

A RARE 20 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, CIRCA 1575, ‡ ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR THE GENEVA ARSENALwith swamped barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech stamped with the barrelsmith’s mark (indistinct) and engraved with a band of ropework, flat lock retained by two side nails passing through the lock plate and engaging the belt-hook bracket, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release and moulded dog, decorated throughout with pairs of lines en suite with the barrel, full stock profusely inlaid over its surface with engraved staghorn panels and scrolling leafy tendrils, including cherub masks on the fore-end, an exotic bird and a cherub opposite the lock and with the figure of Lucretia in a niche on the spine of the butt, compressed spherical pommel decorated with winged cherubic masks issuant with foliage between segmental lines and a warrior rondel on the pommel, steel trigger-guard and openwork belt hook, engraved ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with engraved staghorn tip (the stock with extensive restored worm damage, ramrod later), 57.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1428 Part of a distinctive group of pistols formerly in the Geneva arsenal, all of which are inlaid in this manner and have female figures, including Lucretia and Saint Barbara, on the spines of the butts. Other examples, now preserved in the Musée d’art et Historie, Geneva, are illustrated Godoy 1993, pp. 306-312, nos. 172-178.