Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Thursday 7th of April 2022

Lot No Description Est Image
586 Saynor, a folding pruning knife, the 7.5cm blade marked Saynor Sheffield England with wooden grip 30-50
607 Vergnes, Marseilles, an 18th Century French canon barrelled blunderbuss with 38cm barrel engraved sunburst and with proof mark C, having a steel ramrod and walnut stock having "silver" forend and steel lock marked Vergnes A Marseilles 74cm overall 800-1200
608 An 18th Century Italian flintlock blunderbuss with walnut folding stock, the 55cm steel barrel with maker/armourers seal mark surrounded by 9 fleur de lis, the steel lock marked G Myri, the walnut folding stock with gilt furniture, the trigger guard with portrait bust, complete with wooden ramrod 88cm overall 2000-3000
609 Bond of London, an 18th Century brass canon barrel Blunderbuss, the 40cm barrel with London proof mark, the steel lock marked Bond, complete with ram rod, walnut stock and nail fitted butt plate 80cm overall 900-1200
610 Francesco Gianinno Bargonone of Naples, a 17th/18th Century Italian blunderbuss with 51cm steel barrel and walnut stock, the barrel with 2 proof marks and 13 fleur de lis marks to the top of the barrel, the steel lock marked Francesco Gianinno Borgonone Napoli, the steel trigger guard decorated an eagle and the butt end portrait of a warrior surrounded by military trophies 89cm overall 900-1200
611 Joseph Bunney, a pair of brass barrelled Blunderbuss flintlock box lock pistols with 11cm circular barrels, brass barrels marked Bunney London and with Tower Private proof marks with steel lock and original horn and steel ram rods, engraved steel trigger guard 33cm overall 3000-5000
612 Barber of London, an 18th Century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, the 38cm barrel marked London and with Tower proof marks, the steel lock marked Barber, complete with original ram rod and walnut stock 77cm overall 2000-3000
613 Ryan and Watson, a brass cannon barrelled flintlock box lock Blunderbuss pistol with 26cm barrel marked London Ryan and Watson, the underside of the barrel with London proof mark, integral steel bayonet and complete with original ram rod (slightly misshapen) 500-800
614 William Hutchinson, a flintlock brass barrelled musketoon, the 35cm barrel with formed rear sight proof marks and marked 5KS1292, the steel lock marked Hutchinson with steel ram rod and brass butt piece marked 5KS1292 75cm overall 1000-1500
615 A near pair of 18th Century ottoman flintlock long holster pistols, the 35cm circular steel barrels heavily engraved and marked 13 and 14, with steel locks also heavily engraved throughout and trigger guards, both with carved walnut long eared steel clad butts 53cm overall 2000-3000
616 An 18th Century Moghul flintlock carbine rifle with 65cm octagonal Koftgari gold inlaid Damascus steel barrel, the steel lock with East India Company engraved mark, the carved walnut stock inlaid mother of pearl, complete with steel ramrod, 101cm overall 600-800
617 Waters and Gill, a late 18th Century brass barrelled flintlock pistol, the 20cm brass barrel marked London and with London proof mark, the steel lock marked Water Gill, the underside of the walnut stock marked JS, having a brass trigger guard with rose and acorn decoration, the brass butt cap decorated a grotesque and marked 2, complete with ram rod, 36cm overall 800-1200
618 Johann Jacob Behr, a handsome pair of Dutch early 18th Century flintlock holster pistols, the 35cm Damascus barrels inlaid huntsman, hound and deer, the engraved locks signed I.I Behr, the heavily carved walnut stocks with gilt bronze butt caps decorated grotesques, the trigger guard with winged cherub, the side plates in the form of mythical beasts and the escutcheons with portrait busts of a Queen surmounted by a crown, 50cm overall 3000-5000
619 Klawitter Herzberg, a German rifled sporting gun, the 73cm octagonal Damascus barrel signed Klawitter Herzberg with rear and fore sight, the steel lock marked Klawitter Herzberg and engraved a stag, the breech heavily engraved and with a wild boar, the carved walnut stock with cap box, the lid engraved a running deer, complete with ram rod, 117cm overall 1000-1500
620 Garden of London, a 19th Century percussion cavalry carbine with 54cm barrel marked Garden 20 Piccadilly London, the lock plate marked 12th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, with walnut stock and original sweat wrap and stirrup ramrod 93cm overall 500-800
621 A Schneider carbine with 55cm breech loading barrel marked BSA Co, the fore sight with leather cover decorated the arms of the Prince of Wales Own Bengal Lancers, the percussion lock marked BSA and MCO 1878, the butt with impressed broad arrow mark marked Birmingham, the brass butt cap marked WD X1IBL127, 94cm overall 400-600
622 A W Tranter 1868 self cocking 5 shot revolver with 8cm barrel marked Tranter Patent 53146 500-700
623 The London Armoury Company?, a 5 shot revolver, the 10cm octagonal barrel with London proof mark and marked LAC, the chamber with London proof mark and also marked B20576 and Patenet 53625 R 400-600
624 A German style Naval dirk, the 25cm blade with Hoster trademark in a gilt scabbard with replacement pommel & grip and later gilt and black cloth hangers 80-100
667 A Victorian Infantry Officer's sword with 89cm blade etched the Royal Cypher with gilt and chromed scabbard (rusty in places) 100-150
668 An American 1860 Naval cutlass, the 66cm blade marked USN DR. 1862 complete with leather scabbard 100-150
730 An old Winchester Hill yew and horn longbow marked Old Winchester Hill 35/6028 Autumn 1997 207cm, 1 other longbow marked 53 IS 192cm, contained in a white cloth bag and 2 other unmarked longbows (4) 200-300