Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Thursday 20th of May 2021

Lot No Description Est Image
726 A pair of Chinese gilt polished bronze chargers engraved dragons, the reverse marked China and with seal mark 26cm diam. 30-40
727 A brass tankard made from brass salvaged from the battlefields of World War Two, engraved a map, together with a pewter tankard commemorating the 70th anniversary of The Battle of Britain 30-40
728 A pair of Hiatt's 1960 patent handcuffs complete with key, box and instructions 30-50
729 A pig stick bayonet complete with scabbard 26cm 30-50
730 A 1907 Wilkinson patent bayonet with leather scabbard 40-60
731 A Continental chassepot style bayonet with Arabic style script to the base, the blade 52cm long 30-50
732 A Kukri, the 29cm blade marked India with carved horn elephant grip, 2 skinning knives and 1 other (slight rust to blade, both scuffed to scabbards) 40-60
733 A pair of 19th Century iron signalling canons with 32cm unmarked barrels, 32cm x 12cm, the bore is 2cm 150-200
734 A pair of 19th Century cutlasses with 69cm polished blades, one brass grip with broad arrow mark, both with crown 150-200
735 R B Melhuish Ltd of London, a First World War machete, the blade marked Sheffield 1917, the grip marked Melhuish 29cm 30-40
736 Two 20mm cannon shells, hand grenade pin, small bolt recovered from a V1 doodlebug in Arun Road, Leytonstone 1944, together with a collection of shrapnel, bullets etc 40-60
737 A shell nose cone 23cm x 6cm together with a brass and copper nose cone 9cm x 5cm, 12cm x 5cm 30-40
738 W Ottway & Co. London, Ealing, a single draw Officer of the Watch telescope no.3679 45, patent no. 373 A, complete with leather carrying case 40-60
739 A Royal Air Force swagger stick 30-40
740 An American 30M1 metal ammunition box containing a black leather holster 19cm x 9cm x 2cm and various bullet clips 30-40
741 A rectangular metal twin handled box 13cm h x 39cm w x 24cm d containing 11 bren gun magazines 50-75
742 A pair of 19th Century iron signalling canons the barrels marked II 38cm l x 12cm w, the bore of the barrel 2cm 150-200
743 A military issue Astro compass mark II, box marked and dated 1946 together with an air speed indicator marked IVA no.20240 40-60
744 An early 19th century (circa 1830) Naval Officers flintlock pistol. The brass octagonal barrel measuring 7.5 inches and approx 18 bore with walnut stock. Signed SHARPE on the lock plates with the breeches signed LONDON and stamped with Birmingham proof mark and view mark. The tang and lock plate with engraved leaf motif, the brass trigger guard engraved sunburst motif. The brass butt plate also engraved. Complete with steel ramrod. 300-400
745 An early 19th century (circa 1830) Naval Officers flintlock pistol. The brass octagonal barrel measuring 7.5 inches and approx 18 bore with mahogany stock. Signed SHARPE on the lock plates with the breeches signed LONDON and stamped with Birmingham proof mark and view mark. The tang and lock plate with engraved leaf motif, the brass trigger guard engraved sunburst motif. The brass butt plate also engraved. Complete with steel ramrod. 200-300
746 An Art Nouveau style gilt metal rectangular desk blotter 3cm h x 14cm w x 5.5cm d, a clear glass and gilt metal circular inkwell 3cm h x 8cm, an embossed plaque of a Saint, the base marked PR 147, a cast aluminium figure of a bird with revolving head 5cm x 5cm x 3cm and a small collection of curios 40-60
747 A Pentax ME camera with auto optomax 1:2.8F=135mm lens, a sun zoom lens 28-80mm 135-45macro /62 no.228601, a Cosinon auto MC F-2.8 F-28mm no.777833 lens, a SMC Pentax H-M 1:250mm 5 202284 Asahi Optical Co. lens and an Auto Chinon 1:1.950mm 490 lens contained in a carrying case 30-40
748 A Minox C spy camera together with manual and 1 volume "Small Minox Big Picture" 30-40
749 A rectangular mother of pearl trinket box with hinged lid 5cm x 13cm x 9.5cm, 1 other 3cm x 7cm x 4cm (section of m.o.p. missing to the lid) together with a Victorian plush purse 5cm x 8cm x 1cm 30-40
750 A flat iron marked Henrick 15-25