Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
January 1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/575
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    588 589 + Two rare East African knobkerries, made from rhinocer I¢ horns fae Ce Two Australian decorated shields, and a large South’ Sea native club; pair of North American Indian decorated | elki feet, and 2 old Adaman baskets ; antique Greek vase, and an old decorated figure of Indian diety | Fine large double-barrelled pistol, by Manley, in original ¢ oak case Parcel of old Indian miniatures, paintings and prints Vé f/- a Exceedingly rare English armourer’s anvil, dated 1660 L/- fn 7. Leh ae | An antique Kurdish flintlock gun, finely decorated sabe te Ay silver, the barrel inlaid with gold t/- A similar, but larger specimen of fine quality, having tall $i 9 chamber sight, and decorated with silver and gold : An old English crossbow, retaining its original cords A similar crossbow, with lever action A fine guild axe, dated 1662, the head decorated with punch marks, and with carved haft py A similar guild axe of very curious construction “A 7%° @@°e@F ; An antique steel helmet, with pointed: vizor and igh, ‘ crown - /- a A Persian decorated helmet, contained within its ofa) case (rare) A fine pair of miniature Greek musketoons, with carved S Ay P \! — eS i stocks and silver inlay, the barrels encrusted with silver — f> / An antique Swiss crossbow of curious construction, the butt loth cavity containing a quarrel Cf-/ 2 Cee Oe é : Two fine yataghans, both bearing inscriptions 2 O$ Fin Sng glee Ot An old English 17th Century closed helmet, with pierced 9 at Kg | vizor (9 fom 1 NE and a pistol with carved wood stock An old English miniature flintlock blunderbuss _ - A very fine and rare paw of wheel-lock petronels, the stocks Mile he fom Sey elaborately inlaid with designs of grotesque animals py tee ws af A pair of antique Cossack flintlock pistols of magnificent quality, having ball butts of ivory, the locks and. Vig Je f barrels damascened with gold, and the entire stocks ~ inlaid in a most elaborate manner i, z ff etched and bearing an inscription | oy C- Le Sy