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Tue 23 Jul

Atelier KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Horse head". Wood with chrome-plated metal base. Stamp on the base. Measurements: 32 x 37 x 11 cm. Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he had Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad as teachers and was imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Tue 23 Jul

Atelier KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Disc thrower". Chrome-plated metal. Stamp on the base. Measurements: 18 x 12 x 9 cm. Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he had Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad as teachers and was imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Tue 23 Jul

Atelier KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Skier" and "Polo player". Austria, ca. 1940-50's. Silver metal and wood. Unsigned. Shows wear, soiling and use marks. Measurements: 9 x 16 x 12 cm. the largest. The style of Karl Hagenauer is evident in the making of these two statuettes. Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Tue 23 Jul

Atelier KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Ballerina". Austria, ca. 1940-50's. Silver-plated metal. No signature. Black metal base. It presents wear and some lack in the polychrome of the base. Measurements: 42 x 24 x 5 cm (figure); 2 x 40 x 9 cm (base). In the making of this slender dancer, Karl Hagenauer's style is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without avoiding naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was named a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Tue 23 Jul

Atelier KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Bird and frog". Vienna, ca. 1940-50's. Bronze. Presents marks on the back. Measurements: 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm. Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he had Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad as teachers and was imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Tue 23 Jul

ENRIQUETA PASCUAL BENIGANI (1905- Barcelona, 1969). "Landscape with deer", 1936. Hand enameled copper plate. Signed and dated on the bottom. Measurements: 19,5 x 19,5 x 2 cm. Enriqueta Pascual was a key figure in the Barcelona artistic environment of the 30's. She is known as a collaborator, although also a fervent creator, in the art of urushi, of the woodcutter Lluís Bracons i Sunyer. She specialized in Japanese lacquer. She won three gold medals: in 1923 at the furniture exhibition; in 1925 at the Salón de las Artes Decorativas de Pariera and, in 1929, at the International Exhibition of Barcelona, with El mercado de Calaf. The 1930s were his golden years, the years of Art Deco, after the separation of Bracons in 1928. The Design Museum of Barcelona preserves works by Enriqueta Pascual, such as a dressing table made by Joan Busquets and lacquered by her or Lluís Bracons, or a lacquered and polychrome copper vase.

Tue 23 Jul

Set of seven commemorative medals from the 20th century. Various themes. One of them is a paperweight. Bronze and veined marble. It shows signs of use and wear. Measurements: 11.5 cm (largest diameter).

Tue 23 Jul

KATANA JAPONESA (RÉPLICA) KATANA JAPONESA (RÉPLICA) Lâmina em aço e tsuba em bronze. Com suporte de exposição e caixa forrada a seda. Dim: 140 cm

Wed 24 Jul

Modeled after EUGÉNE CORNU (1827- 1875); France, c. 1890. Centerpiece. Algerian onyx, agate and bronze. One of the angels does not have a stable support. Measurements: 32,5 x 29 x 29 cm. Centerpiece made of agate, Algerian onyx and gilded bronze. The round foot of agate and defined by a bronze chain in the lower and upper zone, gives way to the base of onyx of Algeria, zone that sustains the shaft of the cup where two small angels of round bulk made in bronze are arranged. The piece has bronze appliques on the shaft as leaves and finally ends in the agate cup carved with gadroons. The piece follows the models of Louis-François-Eugène Cornu, designer and manufacturer of bronze. In 1858, after working as a draughtsman and directing works for Maison Tahan, he became creator and director of the Compagnie des Marbres et Onyx d'Algérie of A. Pallu & Co and then of his successor G. Viot. This company specialized in the manufacture of luxury items combining bronze, Algerian onyx-marble and champlevé enamel. Cornu's creations were exhibited at the London Universal Exhibitions of 1862, 1871 and 1872, and in Paris in 1867, where he was awarded a gold medal for a large pair of onyx, bronze and enamel vases. The Compagnie des Marbres et Onyx d'Algérie also produced objects based on designs by Albert Carrier-Belleuse, Charles Cordier and Louis-Alfred Barrias. In 1878, its stores were located at 24 Boulevard des Italiens in Paris. One of the angels does not have a stable hold.

Wed 24 Jul

Louis XV style garnished table clock; France, Napoleon III period, third quarter of the nineteenth century. Chiseled, gilded and burnished bronze with porcelain enamel dial. Preserves pendulum. Presents loss of a lighter, restitution of a lighter and glass of later period. Signed on the dial: "Balthazard à Paris" and stamped on the mechanism: "Medaille d'argent; Vincenti & CIE". Measurements: 53.5 x 28.5 x 26 cm; 57.5 x 41.5 x 20 cm (clock). Garrison formed by two four-light candelabra and a table clock, with the three pieces that form the set entirely made of gilded bronze. It is a harness of historicist design, classically inspired, which harmoniously combines elements of different classicist periods: baroque, renaissance, neoclassicism and even Empire, in a fanciful and decorative mixture typical of the historicist context. The candelabra are made up of a superposition of elements, starting from a base formed by vegetal ornaments that intertwine, thus creating a very dynamic conception of the composition. Above it we see a body in which stands out for the plant-inspired design of the shaft. Finally, in each one of the candelabras, there is a vegetal element on which the body of lights rises, also based on stylized acanthus leaves. The lighters that finish them off are cylindrical, flower-shaped since they are decorated with motifs in relief that resemble petals and cover their entire surface. The clock follows a similar style, with a similar base. The case of the watch, with Roman numerals in cobalt blue on which Arabic numerals are arranged in relation to the minutes, the gold-colored openwork hands follow the ornamental line of the piece. This type of pieces reached great popularity during the 19th century, becoming an object of luxury and social significance. Destined to the upper zone of the chimneys, these sets were usually located in the visitors' room, so that their quality and good taste distinguished the taste of their owner. Preserves pendulum. Presents loss of a lighter, restitution of a lighter and glass of later period.

Wed 24 Jul

Table clock; France, Louis Philippe period, c. 1845. Modeled, enameled and gilded porcelain. Precisely set. Presents stamps: "Medaille dòr 1844, FR breveté fournisseur du roi". Measurements: 49 x 30,5 x 14 cm. The initials F.R. refer to the French porcelain painter Edmé-Alexandre-Francisque Rousseau, active in Paris between 1837 and 1853. According to the Bulletin des lois de la République Française (Vol.29, Paris, 1845) Francisque Rousseau registered a patent in 1844 for the invention of a new porcelain gilding process. Thanks to this invention, Rousseau was awarded the great gold medal of the Sociéte d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale and in the General Yearbook of Commerce, Industry, Magistracy and Administration of 1847 the entry to his name reads "author of the gilding process, on any background colored at half kiln fire of which the great application, the perfect and constant success earned him (several prizes)...". Gaultier de Claubry praises the "improvements he brought to the decoration of porcelain". He describes the process by which Rousseau achieved the application of relief on colored backgrounds, without altering their luster, to receive a dense gilding. The unprecedented solidity of these ornaments seems to have opened up new decorative possibilities for a wider range of objects. Francisque Rousseau's "unalterable gilding" will allow, according to Mr. Claubry, "to satisfy all the demands of art and the whims of fashion". The popularity of his products and his low prices brought him increasing attention, culminating in his appointment as Purveyor to the King (Fournisseur du Roi) Louis-Phillipe in 1847.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Ostrich". Silver plated metal. Measurements: 16 x 6 cm. In the making of this ostrich the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Rider". Silver plated metal. Measurements: 11 x 12 cm. In the making of this horseman the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was named a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Walking the dogs". Metal. Measurements: 12 x 11 cm. In the confection of this dog walker the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Angel fish". Silver plated metal. Measurements: 16 x 13 cm. In the making of this angelfish the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Horse". Silver plated metal with gold plating. It shows wear. Measurements: 11 x 10 cm. In the making of this horse the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (Austria, 1898 - 1956). "Elephant". Silver plated metal. Measurements: 8 x 8 cm. In the making of this elephant the style of Karl Hagenauer is evident: an essential and synthetic modeling typically Art Deco, but without subtracting from naturalism. The son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after his father's death, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was named a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Wed 24 Jul

Sudanese sword Kaskara. Ancient. Handguard and iron blade with grooves and engraved with scrolls. Handle with leather twist. Circa 1900. 106cm long

Wed 24 Jul

Sword or saber made of metal with a wooden handle. Possibly Azande Ethnicity, Congo. 1st Half of the 20th century. 85cm long.

Wed 24 Jul

African ceremonial sword. Iron handle and blade. Leather sheath. 20th century. 68cm long with sheath.

Wed 24 Jul

Kuba sword. Congo. Wooden handle and metal twist and iron blade with engraved linear motifs. 20th century. 52cm long.

Wed 24 Jul

US Army bayonet. Marks on leather sheath (1909) and blade. Pps. 20th century. 54.5cm long

TROIS POIGNARDS à lames courbes damasquinées, l'un à la poignée terminant par une tête de fauve et le fourreau à décor végétal. Un second à tête de fauve, au décors d'animaux et de végétaux en relief. Le dernier au décor d'enroulements et de végétaux. Travail moderne. 31,5, 35,5 et 35 cm. (usures).

TROIS POIGNARDS à lame courbe en acier damasquiné, la poignée en métal recouvert de corne se terminant par une tête de fauve . La garde et le fourreau sont décorés d'entrelacs végétaux et de fleurs. Travail moderne. L. 30,5, 25,5 et 35,5 cm. (usures)

DAGUE DE MARINE, la lame en acier, la garde en laiton doré à décor d'une ancre de marine et la fusée en corne noire ciselée. L. 44,5 cm. (usures)

Thu 25 Jul

Large bronze MEDAL commemorating the 8th centenary of Notre-Dame de Paris, dated 1963. Diameter: 7 cm. In its case.

Thu 25 Jul

2-row chain made of cultured pearls , 18 kt WG-clasp in ribbon shaped with 10 brilliants total approx. 0.15 ct Wesselton/si, safety eight, 160 cultured pearls in sl. tapering diam. approx. 6.2 - 8.2 mm, inner l. approx. 48 cm Valuation Price: 1175, - EUR

Revolver with trap pin, six-shot, 7 mm caliber. Short 23 mm barrel, stamped "LP" in a shield. Long quadrangular trigger for remote operation. A.B.E. (Trigger return spring to be revised). Circa 1870

Percussion pistol from a pair circa 1840. Blued barrel, numbered on breech and tail. Engraved iron fittings. Lock signed "A MARSEILLE" and hammer engraved with foliage. Walnut stock. A.B.E. (Mechanical accident)

Percussion shotgun, two shots. Table-top barrels. Engraved rear locks, hammers and fittings. Walnut stock carved with a duck beak. A.B.E.Vers1850. Barrel length: 53 cm - Overall length: 94 cm

An XIII model flintlock pommel pistol, civilly modified with percussion. Round barrel with thunderbolts, dated "1813". Tailstock with remains of "M An 13" engraving. Lock with remains of signature. Punched brass fittings. Barrel length: 20 cm Total length: 37 cm E.M. (Oxidation). Missing ramrod.

Thu 25 Jul

SCENIC KATANA, JAPAN XX CENTURY Metal with rope-covered hilt and wooden scabbard lacquered in black and gold enamel. Length 74 cm. Blade unsharpened.

Thu 25 Jul

"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. The carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic play of alternating plant shadows and glows that draw the eye to the porcelain bowl, the figs and the grapes, resolved with accomplished glazes. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in painting still lifes, principally flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.

Thu 25 Jul

"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. In the background, Roman aqueducts form the perfect backdrop for the scenographic composition of nature. This carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic interplay of alternating plant shadows and gleams that draw the eye to figs and grapes. The Flemish heritage can be seen in the accomplished pearly qualities of the fruit skins and the fleshy hearts of the split melons. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in still-life painting, mainly flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.

Fri 26 Jul

SEOUL 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES Commemorative bronze medal for the XXIV Summer Olympic Games 65 x 65 mm In original box

Sat 27 Jul

Collection of 5 edged weapons, Balkans and Near East, around 1880-1900, including 3 Jatagan (one without a scabbard), length approx. 58x76cm, blades correct.

Sun 28 Jul

NADELBAJONETT - France, M1886 Square blade, two maker's marks in circle 'C', 'B', quillons and metal scabbard indistinctly numbered, blade approx. 52 cm, total length with scabbard approx. 65 cm.

Sun 28 Jul

France Chassepot bayonet St. Etienne 1869 Brass grip, iron quillons. Blade with long fuller. Bayonet pusher works. Scabbard in very good condition, no dents, bright metal finish. Back of blade with inscription 16 . Infantry Regiment 1869. Blade length 57 cm, total length 70 cm, bayonet and scabbard not matching in number.

Sun 28 Jul

France Chassepot bayonet St. Etienne 1869 Brass grip, iron quillons. Blade with long fuller. Bayonet pusher works. Scabbard in very good condition, no dents, bright metal finish. Blade back with inscription difficult to read 1866. Blade length 57 cm, total length 70 cm, bayonet and scabbard not matching in number.

Sun 28 Jul

Prussia, sidearm model 1871 Owned piece with faint blade etching on both sides in very good condition, the scabbard not shrunk, blade length 49.2 cm, total length with scabbard 63 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Bayonet sidearm K98 with scabbard Metal scabbard, blade length 20 cm, total length with scabbard 35 cm, good condition

Sun 28 Jul

World War I M 98/05 bayonet side rifle Well preserved side rifle M98/05 with metal scabbard. The grip scales made of wood, bright blade, with manufacturer on the blade and scabbard, "Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G. Oberndorf a.N." On the back of the blade with acceptance stamp "17" and with length "L" (Ludwig III, Bavaria). Blade length 36.5 cm, total length with scabbard 52 cm, very good condition.

Sun 28 Jul

Degen probably around 1900 Alcoso Solingen Blade length 92 cm, total length with scabbard 109 cm, overall very good condition

Sun 28 Jul

Artillery sabre width Bavaria Blade length 79 cm, Carl Eickhorn Solingen, total length with scabbard 96 cm, overall very good condition

Sun 28 Jul

Russian Cavalry Sabre M 1881 - The Tsarist Dragoons and Cossacks The blade is slightly curved and double-edged towards the end. The sabre dates from 1909 and has an Imperial Russian double-headed eagle stamp on the ricasso. Blade length 87 cm, total length with scabbard 103 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Lion's Head Sabre Prussia Field Artillery Regiment No. 35, blade partly etched, blade length 79 cm, total length 93 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Infantry officer's sword Prussia Blade partly etched, blade length 89 cm, total length with leather scabbard 97 cm, leather scabbard with metal trim, D.R.P. 11.119

Sun 28 Jul

Sword for US military academics 20th century Nickel-plated blade with centre ridge, etched on both sides, in hand-set cartouche U.S.M.A., blade length 75 cm, overall length 89 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Preussen sword III Guards Field Artillery Regiment, etched blade, blade length 79.5 cm, overall length 93.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Preussian officer's sword Leather scabbard with metal fittings, etched blade with several hallmarks, blade length 62 cm, overall length with scabbard 79.5 cm, scabbard personalised " Frieger"

Sun 28 Jul

Cavalry sabre for officers Model 1822, blade length 89 cm, overall length 104.5 cm, several hallmarks

Sun 28 Jul

Saxon artillery officer's sabre, with etched Eisenhauer Damascus blade, blade length 80.5 cm, overall length 94 cm

Sun 28 Jul

French infantry width sabre Blade etched on both sides, blade length 88 cm, overall length 101 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Vetterli saw bayonet mod. 1878 , Switzerland Weyersberg brothers, Solingen, blade length 47.8 cm, overall length 60 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Wehrmacht bayonet K98 / sidearm Paul Weyersberg & Co, Solingen, blade length 25.7 cm, overall length 38.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Austrian Mannlicher model 1895 bayonet, also known as M95 or Steyr M95 for short, blade length 24.3 cm, 35.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Parade bayonet 3rd Reich Germany Carl Gustav Spitzer Solingen, blade length 16.8 cm, overall length 29.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Long SG sidearm Blade length 19.8 cm, overall length 32.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Sidearm German/Austrian Rich. A. Herder Solingen, blade length 25 cm, overall length 38.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Original US Army WW2 M1 bayonet for M1 Garand sidearm, blade length 24.7 cm, 36.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

K 98 sidearm Blade length 25.2 cm, overall length 38.5 cm

Sun 28 Jul

Bayonet probably 1st World War Blade length 38.3 cm, total length 52 cm

Sun 28 Jul

German Reich bayonet M71- WK & C Blade with decorative etching, blade length 48 cm, total length 60 cm

Reproduction de sabre en laiton, pommeau, acier et métal. Long.: 107 cm (oxydation, usure)

ROYAL WELSH FUSILLIERS Petit clairon militaire. Long.: 30 cm (bosses)

Deux couteaux de poche pliants « serpette » de jardinier ou vannier L9 et 10cm (15 et 18cm dépliés)

Canon miniature décoratif en bois et métal. Long.: 45 cm

Sun 28 Jul

PENDENTIF - BROCHE circulaire en or jaune (750‰) ajouré, orné d'une médaille commémorative en or jaune (980‰) célébrant la visite en Allemagne de la Reine Elisabeth II. Diam.: 4 cm. Poids brut : 14,7 g.

Mon 29 Jul

AN EARLY .177 BSA AIRSPORTER S MKI UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. EP00822, for 1979-80, with blued 19 1/2in. barrel retaining its alloy ramp tunnel fore-sight and its alloy adjustable rear-sight, tap-action breech with blacked alloy tap-handle, blued air-chamber with model designation between the telescopic sight rails, blacked alloy trigger unit, walnut half-stock with pressed chequered panels to wrist and fore-end and blued under-lever flush fitting in its open-ended fore-end channel, slight storage marks but appearing very little used.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 PARK RIFLE CO. RECOILLESS TWIN-PISTON DELUXE AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 1307, circa 1991, with blued 22 1/2in. floating barrel including factory-fitted sound-moderator, no open sights, bolt action receiver signed 'THE PARK RIFLE CO LTD.' over 'UK PAT. NO. 2181524' and 'USA PAT. NO. 4870945', blued double air-chamber, rear mounted safety catch, chequered walnut right hand half-stock with rubber recoil pad, partially concealed under-lever, retaining virtually all its original finish and appearing little used.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .22 MACCARI CUSTOM FEINWERKBAU SPORT 127 MKI BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 19998, circa 1980, with blued 18 1/4in. barrel, open sights removed and fitted with a ribbed muzzle-protector and a 'FEINWERKBAU' embossed blanking plate in lieu of rear-sight, blued air-chamber with tuned internals (Maccari decal absent, the markings with gilt wash), push-pull safe to rear, special figured and chequered American walnut sporter stock with raised cheek-piece and capped contrasting wood pistol-grip, Weihrauch-style trigger guard, the trigger blade fitted with a ribbed shoe, factory sling swivels and fitted with a Beeman 'Blue Ribbon' 2-7x32 telescopic sight in dedicated Apel quickly-detachable mounts and a basketweave embossed leather sling, collector's external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE LIMITED EDITION SATIN-CHROMED .177 WEIHRAUCH HW35 BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 2228258, circa 2005, with satin chrome finished 18 1/2in. barrel, contrasting blued breech-lock, tunnel fore-sight and adjustable rear-sight, satin chrome air-chamber with push-button safe and machined with telescopic sight rails, figured walnut 'Export' style half-stock with capped pistol-grip and swivels for sling, appearing little used (some light storage marks to wood).

Mon 29 Jul

EX WEBLEY COLLECTION A UNIQUE .22 WEBLEY & SCOTT OMEGA PROTOTYPE BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, no visible serial number, circa 1984, being the original pre-production prototype of the Webley & Scott Omega, with 19 1/4in. blued barrel, manual breech-lock, tunnel fore-sight, adjustable alloy rear-sight, blued air-chamber devoid of markings and machined with rails for a telescopic sight, push-pull safe to rear, beech half stock of 'Vulcan' model style with pressed chequered panels to wrist and fore-end and fitted with factory sling swivel on barrel only (rear removed), some light marks to wood.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 WALTHER LG51 (53'Z') BREAK-BARREL MATCH AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 026654, circa 1960, with blued 17 3/4in. barrel, tunnel fore-sight with removable element, provision for rear-sight at breech (not supplied), plain air-chamber marked 'WALTHER LG CAL 4.5' over 'MOD 51' and 'WALTHER'S PATENT', no provision for telescopic sight, figured walnut half-stock, the top of wrist fitted with a Walther peep-sight with large pan-head aperture, chequered pistol-grip, deep fore-end with finger grooves, much apparent original finish.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .22 BSF S54 (N) 'BAYERN' UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. A3204, circa 1966, with blued 19 1/2in. barrel, ramp and blade fore-sight, tangent rear-sight with windage adjustment via a screw, tap-action breech, plain blued air-chamber without provision for telescopic sight, the top of trigger unit dove-tailed for an aperture sight (absent), walnut 'Bayern' style right hand half-stock with hand-cut chequered grip and deep rounded fore-end, exposed under-lever, much original finish to metalwork, stock professionally hand oiled.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 SPORTSMATCH GC2 PRE-CHARGED PNEUMATIC SPORTING AIR-RIFLE WITH LEFT HAND STOCK, serial no. 279, manufactured in 1990, with 25 1/2in. blued barrel including built-on muzzle-brake, blued receiver with make and model etched on the left hand face in gilt and with integral telescopic sight rail, twist and pull bolt and push cocking piece at rear (tested), chequered walnut anatomical left-hand thumbhole half-stock, adjustable butt-pad, black gloss-finished under-barrel reservoir, fitted with a Bushnell Banner 6-24x40 telescopic sight in Sportsmatch mounts with stainless steel machine-screws, collector's external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE FIRST MODEL .177 WEBLEY & SCOTT MK3 UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE WITH 'DOUBLE PULL' TRIGGER, serial no. 4290, for 1947- 48, with blued 18 1/2in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, moulded loading tap handle, plain air-chamber marked with the make and model details and with no provision for a telescopic sight, plain trigger unit with early double pull unit (working), walnut semi saw-handled half-stock with inlet 'Webley' medallion and narrow machined grooves to fore-end, push-button under-lever with early style slender snug-fitting cocking link, the whole retaining much original factory blued finish, some bruises to wood.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .22 BRITISH DIANA G55 UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 550018, circa 1959-60, with 17 1/2in. blued barrel, tunnel fore-sight, plastic rear-sight of similar form to the Model 4 air-pistol, automatic loading tap, blued air-chamber with diminutive applied rail for a telescopic sight, beech three-quarter stock with five narrow grooves to each side of the fore-end, alloy trigger and concealed push-button release underlever, much finish remaining and generally collector's external condition (stock cross-bolt nut replaced).

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE VENOM-TUNED .177 FEINWERKBAU 124 SPORT BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 24210, circa 1980, with 18 1/4in. blued barrel, ribbed muzzle-protector fitted in lieu of fore-sight, rear-sight absent, blued air-chamber retaining 'VENOM' decal (gilded name rubbed away but wording legible), machined telescopic sight grooves, push-pull safe to rear, beech half-stock with chequered grip and factory swivel with Q/D stud to rear, much original finish remaining throughout.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 ANSCHUTZ 335 TARGET BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 87781, one of a small number manufactured in the early 1980's, with blued 18 1/2in. barrel, manual breech-lock, tunnel fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, blued air-chamber fitted with a Williams peep-sight to rear, not fitted with a safety catch, beech half-stock and much original finish throughout.

Mon 29 Jul

AN EARLY .177 WEIHRAUCH HW35 LUXUS BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 428571, for 1972, with blued 19 1/2in. barrel, tunnel fore-sight, spring-steel adjustable rear-sight, manual breech catch (breech washer perished), blued air-chamber with 13mm telescopic sight rails and no provision for safety catch, walnut half-stock with chequered semi pistol-grip and fore-end with lateral finger-grooves, Rekord trigger unit and factory sling-swivels, retaining its original metallic green swing-ticket and appearing little used.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .22 BSF MODEL S70 BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 6057, circa 1983, with blued and sighted 19in. barrel, blued air-chamber with applied telescopic sight rail, press-chequered beech half-stock with rubber heel-plate and alloy trigger, light marks to wood but generally little used collector's condition.

Mon 29 Jul

EX WEBLEY COLLECTION A .22 PROTOTYPE WEBLEY & SCOTT OMEGA BREAK-BARREL GAS-RAM AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 783251, circa 1987, with blued 19 1/4in. barrel, tunnel fore-sight, adjustable alloy rear-sight, manual breech locking catch, blued air-chamber with Theoben System internals, machined rails for a telescopic sight and marked 'WEBLEY OMEGA' on the left rear side, blued end-cap with no provision for safety catch and central adjustment screw, production beech half-stock with factory modified cocking-slot, early-style ribbed trigger blade and rear sling-swivel only.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .177 AIR ARMS PRO ELITE BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 15675, UK power limit model produced between 1997 to 2003, with blued 16 7/8in. barrel with integral shrouded built-in sound moderator, blued air-chamber with the make and model to the right hand side, push-button safe to rear, chequered right hand hand-oiled beech half-stock, the comb shaved to allow left hand use and alloy trigger blade.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 BSA MERLIN MKII UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. KA6089, circa 1966, with black enamelled 14 1/4in. barrel, blade fore-sight, alloy pop-up loading port just behind the standing notch rear-sight, black enamelled air-chamber with 'BSA MERLIN' in gold filled lettering between the shallow telescopic sight rail, plain beech half-stock with flush-fitting under-lever, appearing in little used external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

A .177 ORIGINAL MODEL 50 UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 275530, date coded for July 1980, with blued 18 3/4in. barrel, tunnel fore-sight, tap-action breech, blued air-chamber with applied telescopic sight rail and fitted with an adjustable rear-sight, professionally repolished beech three-quarter stock and concealed under-lever, the whole in fine external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .25 (6.3mm) WEIHRAUCH HW80K BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, no visible serial number, circa 1993, with blued 16in. sightless barrel fitted with a ribbed nylon hand-grip toward muzzle, the location holes for the rear-sight blanked off with brass domed plugs, the left side of barrel marked 'HULL CARTRIDGE' and with the make, model and calibre stampings to breech, blued air-chamber with machined telescopic sight rail and push-button safe to rear, beech pistol-grip half-stock, 'Rekord' trigger unit and later fittings for sling, fitted with a Hawke 2-7x32 telescopic sight.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE GENUINE LEFT-HAND .177 SPORTSMATCH GC2 PRE-CHARGED PNEUMATIC AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 023, circa 1987, with blued 24 1/2in. barrel including gloss anodised integral muzzle-break, anodised alloy receiver and air-reservoir (action tested), left-hand cocking button and with a custom walnut anatomical thumb-hole left-hand sporting three-quarter stock and adjustable heel-plate.

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .22 BSA AIRSPORTER MKII UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE WITH PARALLEL TELESCOPIC SIGHT GROOVES, serial no. GE40104, for 1967, with blued and tapering 18in. barrel, ramp and blade fore-sight retaining its original flat-topped tunnel protector, adjustable folding standing notch rear-sight, automatic loading tap, blued air-chamber etched with 'BSA AIRSPORTER' the 'BSA' within an arrowhead trademark' (all clear and bright), scarce continuous dove-tail for telescopic sight, stove enamelled sloping trigger unit, walnut one-piece half-stock without trademark, collector's external condition and appearing little used.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .22 NORMAN MAY 'VIXEN' WEIHRAUCH HW35 EXPORT BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 731072, circa 1979, with blued 19 5/8in. barrel, 'VIXEN' marking to the right side of beech-block, tunnel fore-sight, adjustable rear-sight, polished chrome-finished manual breech-catch, blued air-chamber with machined telescopic sight rail, rear-mounted push-button safety without indicator, walnut half-stock of 'Export' style with additional chequered panel to the underside of the finger-grooved fore-end, polished blacked trigger guard and factory sling swivels with a period basket-weave leather sling, the whole appearing little used and retaining its original custom internals (see below).

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .177 BSA CLUB UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. EA19608, for between December 1950 to March 1954, with blued 18in. barrel, ramp fore-sight fitted with a period Parker Hale tunnel sight with interchangeable elements, elevating notch rear-sight, automatic loading tap at breech, plain 9 1/2in. air-chamber, the top of cylinder etched 'THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO LTD' over 'THE CLUB .177 AIR RIFLE' over 'MADE IN ENGLAND' (all etching bright and clear), black stove enamelled trigger unit drilled and tapped for a dedicated folding Parker Hale aperture sight (absent, two of the four holes with keeper-screws), well refinished plain three-piece constructed walnut half-stock with ribbed heel and broad finger-grooves to fore-end, trade mark impressed to left side of butt (rubbed), bakelite stock-bolt cover, concealed under-lever and fitted with sling swivels, the whole generally collector's external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

EX WEBLEY MUSEUM COLLECTION A RARE .177 BARNETT SPITFIRE DELUXE SIDE-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 10647, one of approximately 280 produced in 1982 by Webley & Scott for Barnett, with weighted 11 1/2in. barrel, blued air-chamber marked 'BARNETT SPITFIRE' and with the Michigan address, chequered walnut three-quarter stock, collector's condition, previously Lot 1062 in the Wallis & Wallis sale, 2006 although apparently unrecorded.

Mon 29 Jul

A GOOD LATE MODEL .177 WEBLEY & SCOTT MK3 SUPERTARGET UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. F675, for 1975, with blued 18 1/2in. barrel, dove-tailed block at muzzle mounted with an Anschutz tunnel fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, tap-action breech, plain air-chamber without telescopic sight rail and marked 'SUPERTARGET' in gilt filled letters together with the make and model forwards of the trigger unit, the trigger unit with applied short dove-tailed rail mounted with an Anschutz diopter match sight, walnut half-stock with white plastic 'WEBLEY' medallion inlet into the left side of butt, guarded trigger and push-button release under-lever, the whole in apparently little used condition.

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .22 FALKE MODEL 70 BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, no visible serial number, manufactured in Germany between 1951-58 only, with two stage blued 19in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, locking catch at breech, blued air-chamber without provision for telescopic sight, offset trigger-unit marked 'FALKE MODELL 70' beneath a depiction of a crouched falcon, beech half-stock with chequered half pistol-grip and adjustable trigger, much original finish remaining (cocking link pin replaced), generally collector's external condition.

Mon 29 Jul

AN EXTREMELY RARE .177 KYNOCH SWIFT BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 122, circa 1908, with slightly tapering 18 1/2in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, plain blued air-chamber marked 'KYNOCH LIMITED PATENT' and with substantial sprung locking-jaws at breech, adjustable trigger, chequered semi-pistol grip walnut butt-stock with damage at head, iron heel-plate, the left hand side of butt stamped with 'KYNOCH LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM, PATENT' in a roundel and the right side with a depiction of a 'swift' (see notes below, roundel rubbed), trigger guard with later additional screw to tang, moulded iron cocking link and no provision for fore-end, traces only of finish remaining. Pre-1939

Mon 29 Jul

A RARE .177 BSA LINCOLN JEFFERIES LIGHT PATTERN UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 7092, for 1906, with slender 17in. tapering barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight and elevating notch rear-sight, tap-action breech, plain air-chamber stamped 'BSA AIR RIFLE- LINCOLN JEFFERIES PATENT' over 'MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS COMPANY LD.', single pin trigger unit with cast guard and adjustment for trigger at front of guard, walnut saw-handled butt-stock with chequered grip and stamped '13 1/4' behind pommel, clear BSA trademark to left side of butt and iron heel-plate, no provision for fore-end and diminutive under-lever with 'spade' catch, strong traces of finish throughout. Pre-1939

Mon 29 Jul

A SCARCE .25 SMOOTHBORE F. LANGENHAN MILLITA BREAK-BARREL AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 95461, circa 1925, with expertly reblued octagonal to round 18 3/4in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, fixed notch rear-sight, the manual breech locking catch protruding through the cocking link, plain reblued air-chamber and trigger unit, walnut pistol-grip butt-stock, iron heel-plate and no provision for fore-end. Pre-1939

Mon 29 Jul

EX WEBLEY MUSEUM COLLECTION A UNIQUE PROTOTYPE .177 WEBLEY & SCOTT VULCAN MKII GAS-RAM AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 023003, circa 1985, with blued 19 1/4in. barrel fitted with the customary Webley & Scott sights of the period, blued air-chamber with rails for a telescopic sight and marked 'WEBLEY VULCAN', special brushed bright end-cap with side safe and rear valve fitting, standard form beech half-stock with an aluminium plate fitted inside the cocking slot, modified cocking link (partially in the white) and retaining the majority of its original finish (action weak).

Mon 29 Jul

A .22 WEBLEY & SCOTT MKII SERVICE AIR-RIFLE, serial no. S2987, circa 1934, with matching number 25 1/2in. barrel fitted with a ramp and blade fore-sight, push-button barrel release, elevating dove-tailed rear-sight to the barrel cradle, rotating bolt-handled barrel-lock, peep-sight to rear, air-chamber with model details and patents, trigger unit with makers name and address, no provision for safety catch, walnut semi pistol-grip butt-stock (cracked along sock-bolt channel at wrist), ribbed hard-rubber heel-plate, traces of original blued finish. Pre-1939

Mon 29 Jul

A PRE WORLD WAR ONE .177 BSA LINCOLN JEFFERIES PATENT UNDER-LEVER AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 7672, for 1906, with blued 19 1/4in. barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, tap-action breech, plain air-chamber marked 'BSA AIR RIFLE - LINCOLN JEFFERIES PATENT' over 'MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS COMPANY LD.', single pin trigger unit, walnut saw-handled butt-stock with chequered grip and clear trade-mark stamped to left hand side at heel, trigger guard bow with weight adjuster, no provision for fore-end and 'spade' catch under-lever. Pre-1939