Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
July 1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/534
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    A Cingalese feather cape, of multi-coloured feathers on a white ground A thrusting dagger of rare type, and 2 daggers with silver- mounted scabbards A circular hide shield of fine workmanship, decorated with coloured enamels A rare hand and a half sword of early type, entirely of steel, with cross hilt and cross repeated at pommel, and quillon ends An old English flintlock blunderbuss, in perfect he condition Three rapiers, temp. William and Mary, circa 1700 A rare combined flail and holy water sprinkler, from Hungary A circular shield finely engraved and gilt Three early bronze daggers, rare A fine 16th Century 2-handed sword with double ringed guards An Indian battle-axe of fine quality, the haft and head encrusted with silver A fine antique Persian breast plate in 4 sections, dama- scened with gold A rare type of flintlock pistol, the stock inlaid with ivory, the barrel engraved and gilt A pair of old English pistols with silver butts, hall mark of 1784, and a pair of finely made antique pistols with ebony butts and damascus barrels A fine gauntlet sword with engraved hilt, in original scabbard A Scottish targe of wood covered with deer-skin and studded with nails A 16th Century war cross-bow with lever action, the tiller inlaid with buck-horn A fine 17th Century Spanish cup-hilt rapier, with embossed and pierced guard Curious old English flintlock alarm gun, in perfect osm order, museum specimen A large flintlock blunderbuss, with elliptical barrel A war sword, and a similar specimen (excavated)