Thomas Del Mar Ltd Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria London Wednesday 5Th December 2018
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria London Wednesday 5th December 2018 $6378#,74( / 5&78-6,7( 1-274.1-&37 !! .5,608!73864 '8 3#08 50267 6241*8$.#22 ! 6-86"70 $6*.158 541 72748$,12. .6437087 31"78$1-*36147 Thomas Del Mar Ltd .5,608!7386482& )'832.7856& 5-&5-8+8/! 73( ++8/8)/8%/)8+ /' 6( ++8/8)/8%/)88'88 ,613(8 7-#14170 2.5,60&73,64 *5, 45-28*5"74(835208+%8% 6*8*5"74(835208)'8)'% ! ! ! TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 1 Thomas Del Mar Ltd ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDENT FAMILY OF SIR WILLIAM MACNAGHTEN PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF SIR WILLIAM FFARINGTON PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE DR JAMES D. LAVIN, PART II THE PROPERTY OF A PRINCE, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR AND PROPERTY FROM A CONTINENTAL PRIVATE COLLECTION TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT Thomas Del Mar Ltd 25 Blythe Road London W14 0PD PUBLIC EXHIBITION Sunday 2nd December 12 noon to 4pm Monday 3rd December 10am to 7pm Tuesday 4th December 10am to 5pm DAY OF SALE Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 12 noon, precisely www.the-saleroom.com/thomasdelmar www.invaluable.co.uk This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue. All questions and comments relating to the operation of this sale or to its contents should be addressed to Thomas Del Mar Ltd and NOT to Sotheby’s. View the catalogue online at www.thomasdelmar.com TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 2 ii TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 3 Important Information for Buyers All lots are offered subject to Thomas Del Mar Ltd.’s Conditions of Business and to reserves. The Conditions of Business for Buyers are published at the end of the catalogue. Please note that all measurements including bore sizes are approximate. Estimates are published as a guide only and are subject to review. The actual hammer price of a lot may well be higher or lower than the range of figures given and there are no fixed “starting prices”. A Buyer’s Premium of 24% is applicable to all lots in this sale. Excepting lots sold under Temporary Import rules which are marked with the symbol ‡ (see below), the Buyer’s Premium is subject to VAT at the standard rate (currently 20%). Lots offered for sale under the auctioneer’s margin scheme and VAT on the Buyer’s Premium is payable by all buyers. Lots marke d with the symbol ‡ have been imported from outside the European Union (EU) to be sold at auction under Temporary Import Rules. When released to buyers within the EU, including the UK, the buyer will become the importer and must pay VAT at the rate of 5% on the hammer price. The Buyer’s premium will be subject to the standard VAT rate at 20%. Buyers outside the EU will normally be eligible to obtain a refund in respect of VAT, upon satisfactory documentary evidence of exportation. Further information on this matter is available on request. ~ Restricted Materials Lots marked with the symbol ~ have been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export. The information is made available for the convenience of bidders and the absence of the symbol is not a warranty that there are no restrictions regarding import or export of the Lot. Thomas Del Mar Ltd. will be pleased to execute bids on behalf of those clients unable to attend the sale in person, subject to our Conditions of Business. All bids must be submitted in writing in good time and lots will always be purchased as cheaply as possible (depending on any other bids received, reserves and competition in the saleroom). This service is offered free of charge. Thomas Del Mar Ltd. can supply quotations for shipping of purchases, including transit insurance and VAT refund administration fees, and will assist in the application for any export licences which may be required. Administration fees may be applicable for this. Buyers are reminded that it is their responsibility to comply with UK export regulations and with any local import requirements. The display mounts used in the catalogue and sale exhibition, including armour stands and mannequins, may be made available to the successful buyer of the relevant lot. Please contact us for prices and further details. Payment Payment is due in sterling at the conclusion of the sale and before purchases can be released. Please note that we require seven days to clear sterling cheques unless special arrangements have been made in advance of the sale. We do not accept credit cards or international debit cards. There is no charge for payments made by UK registered debit card. Cash and card payments above £6,000 and “card holder not present” payments above £2,000 will not be accepted without prior arrangement. Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank: HSBC Bank Plc 38 High Street Dartford Kent DA1 1DG IBAN No.: GB18HBUK40190481632140 BIC.: HBUKGB4B Sort Code: 40-19-04 Account No.: 81632140 Account Name.: Thomas Del Mar Ltd Storage On receipt of cleared funds, lots can be collected from Thomas Del Mar Ltd.’s premises at 25 Blythe Road, London, W14 0PD. Please note that collection is BY APPOINTMENT on +44 (0) 207 602 4805. All lots should be cleared within one month of the auction date, after which they will be transferred to a third party for storage. A transfer fee of £10 per lot plus all incurred transfer and storage costs due to the third party will be payable prior to release. iii TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 4 Select Bibliography Alfonso 2004 Alfonso, Carmen Gayo, Las Armas: defensa, prestigio y poder, Museo Arqueologico, Madrid, 2004 Ariès 1967 Aries, Christian, Armes blanches militaires francaises, various volumes, Nantes, 1966-90 Blackmore 1976 Blackmore, Howard L., The Armouries of the Tower of London, London, 1976 Blackmore 1986 Blackmore, Howard L., A Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350-1850, Oxford, 1986 Brow5n 200 Brown, Nigel, British Gunmakers, Volume 1, London, 2005 Cripps-Day 1950 Cripps-Day, F.H., Fragmenta Armamentaria, 1950 De Cosson & Burgess 1881 Burgess, W. & de Cosson, A., “Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ancient Helmets and Examples of Mail“, Archaeological Journal, Vol. XXXVII, 1881 Elgood 2009 Elgood, Robert, The Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbours in the Ottoman Period, London, 2009 ffarington 1856 ffarington, S.M., The ffarington Papers, Chetham Society, 1856 Flayderman 1998 Flayderman, N., Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms and their values, lola, 1998 Graells 1983 Graells, Eduard, Les Armes de Foc de Ripoll, Ripoll, 1974 Gwynn 1990 Gwynn, R.T., Privately circulated manuscript catalogue of the collection of the author, Part 1- Arms and Armour, 1990 Hall 1845 Hall, Basil, Fragments of Voyages and Travels, London, 1845 Heer 1978-1982 Heer, Eugene, Der Neue Støckel, 1978-1982 La Rocca 2006 La Rocca, Donald, Himalayan Warriors: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet, New Haven, 2006 Laking 1920 Laking, Sir Guy Francis, A Record of European Armour and Arms through seven centuries, Volumes 1-6 (including A Record of Armour Sales 1881-1924), Cambridge, 1920 Larrañaga 1984 Larrañaga, Ramiro, Museo de armas: Eibar, 1984 Lauder & Price 2011 Lauder, R. & Price, R., The Ronald S. Lauder Collection, Munich, London & New York, 2011 iv TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 5 Lavin 1965 Lavin, James D., A History of Spanish Firearms, London, 1965 Lee 1885-1900 Lee, Sir Sidney (ed.), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, 1885-1900 Neal & Back 1978 Neal, Keith & Back, D.H.L., A Supplement to The Mantons: Gunmakers, Wiltshire, 1978 Neal & Back 1980 Neal, Keith & Back, D.H.L., British Gunmakers: Their Trade, Cards, Cases and Equipment, 1760-1860, Braunton, 1980 Oakeshott 1960 Oakeshott R.E., The Archaeology of Weapons, London, 1960 Puype 2010 Puype, J.P. et al., The Visser Collection: Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H.L. Visser (5 volumes), 2010 Robson 2011 Robson, Brian, Swords of the British Army: The Regulation Patterns 1788 to 1914, Uckfield, 2011 Schalkhauser 1988 Schalkhauser, Erwein, Handfeuerwaffen, Katalog der Bayerischen Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1988 Schedelmann 1944 Schedelmann, H., Die Wiener Buchsenmacher und Buchenschafter, Berlin, 1944 Schedelmann 1972 Schedelmann 1972, Die Grossen Büchsenmacher, Braunschweig, 1972 Southwick 1982 Southwick, Leslie, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, Suffolk, 1982 Southwick 2003 Southwick, Leslie, London Silver-Hilted Swords: Their Makers, Suppliers and Allied Traders, with Directory, London, 2003 Stone 1935 Stone, George Cameron, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor, New York, 1961 Sutherland & Wilson 1971 Sutherland, R.L. & Wilson, R.L., The Book of Colt Firearms, Kansas City, 1971 Thomas & Gamber 1976 Thomas, B. & Gamber, O., Katalog der Leibrustkammer, I Teil, Vienna, 1976 Troso 1988 Troso, Mario, Le Armi in Asta. Delle Fanterie Europee (1000-1500), Novara (Italy), 1988 Various Authors 1816 Various Authors, The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Edinburgh, 1816 Weaver and Godwin 2018 Weaver, David S & Godwin, Brian, “Godfrey Taylor, Gunmaker” in Oliver, David (ed.), The 35th London Park Lane Arms Fair Guide, Ashford, 2018, pp. 114-125 Willis 1997 Willis, Tony, “Scottish, ‘Twa handit Swerdis’” in Oliver, David (ed.), The 13th Park Lane Arms Fair Guide, Ashford, 1996, pp.12 -25” v TDM-023 Listing.qxp_Layout 1 05/11/2018 11:39 Page 2 See page iii for Buyer’s Premium and other charges Eastern Arms and Armour VARIOUS OWNERS 1 A JAPANESE SWORD (TACHI), KOTO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune and ko- kissaki, itame-mokume hada, some tate-wari on both sides in the monouichi area, choji-midare hamon with shinogi in some areas and with tobi-yaki, sunagashi and kinsuji throughout, boshi with sunagaeshi, hakikake and a short kaeri and ubu nakago with single mekugi-ana, kuri-jiri and sujikai-yasuri and signed Soshu Ju Akihiro on the omote and Oan 7 (1374) on the ura Nagasa: 65.5 cm; Moto-haba: 2.9 cm; Saki-haba: 1.8 cm The style of dating is an idiosyncrasy of Akihiro, omitting the characters for both year and month.