Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/catalogueofchoic00chri_9 CATALOGUE OK A CHOICE COLLECTION OF ISTr? Armour & Arms, From the 14th to the 18th Century, tofuS- THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN; ALSO ARMOUR AND ARMS FROM OTHER SOURCES; ALSO BROCADES & EMBROIDERIES, THE PROPERTY OF MRS. GIDEON, Of Paris ; and MANY VARIOUS WORKS OF ART FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE SOURCES: WHICH aiBtii troift h> auction tio Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TJS&XE GREAT EQQMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James’s Square, S. W. '2.D-/ CONDITIONS OF SALE. - 0 - 1. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un¬ cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. On WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN. 1 A Persian ink-stand, of iron, inlaid with gold / (2 An escutcheon, of embossed iron, with a coat-of-arms ( 3 Two similar escutcheons, rather smaller than the last O 4 A pair of old Italian cup-hilted foils ; a revolver ; and two'pistols , O 5 Six pommels ; a grip ; two portions of sword hilts ; and two spurs /^y A&L O 6 A warder’s horn, of bronze, decorated with fleurs-de-lys and Renais? sance ornament y / 7 A sword grip, of ivory, carved with trophies and masks; a > *, Renaissance pommel, of bronze, with a medallion and two / grotesque heads; another, of gilt bronze; and a sword grip, terminating in a lion’s head 8 A brigandine, composed of iron plates riveted to leather and> fastened by straps and buckles ( f, 9 A long coat of riveted chain mail y y 10 A nasal of an Indian helmet, engraved and plated with silver; and * O a mace, inlaid with gold /11 An Abyssinian curved sword, with horn hilt, decorated with a M / V- Theresa dollar, with its leather sheath and belt (yX b 2 4 0 12 Two Soudanese daggers, from Souakim, with their sheaths _ 13 A Persian dagger, with chased blade and curiously formed hilt / 7"! 1 An Indian sword “ Dha,” with straight one-edged blade, inlaid with ' gold near hilt, the hilt of rliinocerous horn //A /, Ye, ovo A short broad bladed Indian sword, the blade one-edged and c h ase <^^^ near hilt, large flat wooden pommel with a silver knob 16 An Indian knife, with curved wooden hilt, long silver ferrule and broad lancet-shaped blade, with its wooden sheath 17 An Indian sword “ Kora,” the hilt chased, gilt and inlaid with goJ» and silver, with fine blade 18 A yatagan, with steel hilt engraved and gilt, fine watered Damascus blade, and its engraved and gilt sheath ^ / „ 19 A battle-axe, of steel, partly coated with brass; and a mace, of similar workmanship 20 An Italian mace, richly engraved and gilt 21 A spontoon, with the Imperial crown and eagle on one side ancpa ? soldier on the other, in gold on a black ground 22 A similar spontoon, with the Imperial crown and eagle, with trophies£7^£r; of arms beneath on a gold ground & 23 A long dagger, the hilt and sheath of engraved silver 4 r f o 24 A dagger, with a wavy pierced blade and quillons in the form of a dragon ; and another, with brass hilt, steel sheath and a forked blade / 25 An early dagger, with bronze hilt; and another, with steel hilt r?> partly chased, and sheath 26 A dagger, the pommel and guard elaborately chased with centaurs, horsemen, &c., the quillons formed of springing lions, and the blade pierced 2, <7, V // Jt './J. y li /J \ O 27 A dagger, the pommel in the form of a dog’s head, the quillons in & that ol a serpent, with grooved and pierced blade 4 ^ - ° ^ Spanish main gauche dagger, with delicately pierced and chased 111 If. fi/nrl •fin a Talari a * RASON hilt and fine blade 29 A similar dagger, the blade inscribed no me saqves sin ME EMBAINES SIN HONOR 0 00 0 31 - o 32 A similar uagger, with the same inscription A hunting sword, the blade inscribed viva • le • roy •, the hilt and /? Sf ' ° 33 , ° 34 , O 35 sheath encrusted with hunting subjects in silver in high relief Jr' A claymore, with broad grooved blade, and falling quillons tmm/i- * ting in quatrefoils A circular Italian primer, richly inlaid with ivory and brass A primer, similar to the last -*~s A small circular primer, of enamelled bronze; and a curious key, of j engraved steel A Saxon powder flask, the steel mounts very delicately engraved A large powder flask, of the time of James I., the front decorated with a horseman, masks, &c., richly embossed in gilt broj*ze^lnd a coat-of-arms at the back , ° 38 A powder flask, of cuir bouilli, of pouch form, with embossed escutcheon and figures, and the mounts of fluted steel A similar flask, the mounts of engraved steel An 'arquebus key, forming also a powder measure, of steel, partly ? t <> 39 . a 40 , O 41 ' ^ 42 engraved An Italian suaphaunce pistol, the barrel engraved, and the stock/-*/ ✓ inlaid with openwork scrolls of steel A Wheel-Lock Pistol, the barrel chased with a battle scene, the stock inlaid with engraved ivory, and the globular pommel enriched/' with chased and gilt bronze of flue design 53 A Florentine Stiletto, entirely of steel, chased hilt and triangular blade ; and an Italian dagger knife, with sheath, the handle and base of blade mounted with repousse silver with medallions ancfcy heads 54 A Small Dagger, with delicately chased hilt and pierced blade 55 A Dagger, the pommel and guard damascened in gold with warriors//^ rt 11 rt n /i *v» /-\ I I m mi 4- U Li-, ^ ^ I-. XX R 1 — .1 ^ 6 > and scrolls, with fine stiff blade 56 A Dagger, the pommel and guard richly inlaid with silver, fine V channelled and pierced blade /V.oW A dagger, the pommel and guard with curved quillons finely damas¬ cened in gold with incrustations of silver, channelled and pierced blade 7 -z> 58 ' a 59 , o 60 61 * 62 A Dagger, the pommel and guard damascened in gold and inlaid . ■with silver, silver-covered grip and pierced blade C-Zcs A Dagger, the pommel and guard encrusted with silver, fluj; grip and blade inscribed feder • picini A Dagger, the pommel and guard richly encrusted with silver^ silver-covered grip and pierced blade A Sword, of the time of Louis XIV., the hilt of finelyphased and pierced steel, with engraved blade A Sword, of the same epoch, the hilt of blued steel richly inlaid with chased silver representing a Eoman warrior, Cupids, flowers and scrolls, the blade slender and inscribed entoledo From the Londeshorough Collection / A Louis XYI. Sword, with delicately pierced and chased steel hilt, with engraved blade blued and gilt; and a sword hook, en suite/1^ / / A Long Louis XIII. Duelling Eapier, the pommel and guard ' chased with foliated ornament, and the very long and slender four¬ sided blade widening near the point 4 From the de Cosson Collection An Italian Louis XIV. Sword, the hilt entirely chased with flowers, acanthus leaves, &c., and the blade inscribed tohas^ AYALA ENTOLEDO ' , 0 66 A Spanish Eapier, with double shell hilt, partly engraved, long quillons and fine Toledo blade, inscribed de ■ tomas - de • ayajat- / / From the de Cosson Collection /' 'r' , D 67 An Interesting Louis XIV. Sword, the pommel and hilf^chased in high relief with troops of cavalry and infantry ; on the shell guards over the gateway in the walls of a town is the date 1662 A Venetian Schiavona, with its original sheath, the very fine blade is incribed iohanes • wvndes • soli ’deo- gloria* me •fecit’ solingen, with the bladesmith’s mark, a king’s head repeated thirty times. Johannes Wundes worked from 1580 to 1610. It has its scabbard with steel mounts From the de Cosson Collection 0 63 , o 64 6 65 68 r\ * 8 69 An Italian Falchion, the bronze pommel in form of a wolfs head, / ^ the grip of spirally fluted wood, the steel quillons curved up and down, and the curved blade widening at the point, bearing an gt armourer’s mark, a cross J. 70 A German Falchion the hilt of blued steel, with shell guard 6 united to knuckle bow, quillons curving up and down, and fine J curved blade with armourer’s marks From the de Cosson Collection . £./0,o 71 A Rapier, with chased and pierced cup hilt , 72 An Elizabethan Rapier, with fluted pommel, straight quillons / • & and ring guards, the fine blade grooved to the point and inscribed wilhelm wirssprch soLiNGEN. This bladesmith was burgo- master of Solingen in 1573 Fine Italian Elizabethan Rapier, with elongated pommel chased and gilt with pilgrim’s shells, &c., the same design repeated on the ends of the quillons, which curve up and down, and on the ring guards. The long blade is inscribed / S'P'V'O'S’P'V'O'S' in the groove From the de Cosson Collection , 73 A / H, /. r, o %/v, & 74 A Rapier, the pommel and hilt inlaid with silver and partly gilt, . s / the blade inscribed de hortvno de agvirre en Toledo s7/v*2 Z/r, o 75 A Rapier, with richly chased pommel and hilt, the blade inscribed c TOMAS AIALA en TOLEDO , ,— 76 An Italian Sword, the pommel pierced and chased with horsemen ' and scrolls, the curved quillons formed of children’s heads issuing from dragons’ mouths, and the outer guard in the form of a , y finely chased horse; the blade, with three pierced grooves, i inscribed spinola, probably Brescian work 77 A Fine Swiss Sword, with fluted pommel, quillons curved right /■A /-z, 0 and left, two pierced shell guards and ring guards; the hilt is entirely gilt, and the wavy blade is inscribed iohani 4 iohani’ on one side, and anno 1545 in old German numerals on the other, with the fox mark, the orb and the three blacksmith’s, / marks, a horseman on both sides From the de Cosson Collection 9 78 A Spanish Cup-Hilted Rapier, with long straight quillons, the ■ ** inner guard to cup chased and pierced with rosettes, and the long slender blade signed iohanis • klote ’ me • fecit • soeingen • ; and a Spanish main gauche dagger, of the same date, and almost en suite with the rapier From the de Cosson Collection 79 A Spanish Sword, with a circular bronze pommel with plaquettes by Melioli, of Mantua, who worked from 1474 to 1488, quillons drooping towards the blade, which is broad, with a shallow groove on either side, and bears armourer’s marks, an orb and r / yt a dog, the famous perillo mark L&r'frG'rZ 80 A Small Cinquedea Yeneziana or Anelace, the hilt plated ** with silver, the pommel circular and flattened with a rosette on either side, and the quillons curving towards the blade, which is very broad at the hilt, tapers to a point and has a bladesmith’s mark From the de Cosson Collection / 81 A Fine and Rare Sword, of the middle of the 14th century, / O found in the Lake of Geneva. The wheel pommel is particularly heavy and deep, the quillons straight, with a slight drop at their extremities, the long blade, stiff, four-sided and tapering to the point, bears traces of an armourer’s mark incrusted in gold From the de Cosson Collection JC'Z'Z*, 82 A Rare Battle-Axe Head, of the 11th century, found in the 4 ie Bavejjx f y Rhine in 1878. This axe head, of very elegant form, is re¬ markable for the small spiral termination at its upper edge, and recalls by its type and proportions those figured in the Bayejix tapestry From the de Cosson Collection // ^83 A Curious Archer’s Sallad, of leather and canvas, painted and jb —" decorated with tteurs-de-lys in reliet A MA-M-UILIAN Fluilu GAw^rLiii ;, ? 85 A Pair of Roundels, for the shoulder pieces of a suit of armour /%S ^ 10 & * 86 /dr A, * 89 d/4 90 /iS 4 OjlP 91 _ , 92 &/. A Paie of Long Tassets, with cuissards and knee pieces to attach, engraved and gilt on a black ground. The decoration comprises a crowned M and a badge, two burning logs, several times repeated A Rare Spanish Gothic Gauntlet / An Early Italian Gothic Thigh Piece and Knee Piece.^/ The early date of this piece is fixed by the small ridge riveted to the upper portion of the thigh piece for stopping a thrust, a rare feature in existing armour but often seen on monumental? effigies //#> From the de Cosson Collection A Fluted Maximilian Helmet, with visor of bellows form A Rare Italian Barbuta or Sallad, of classic form, of the tj of those represented on the triumphal arch of Alfonso of Aragon at Naples, erected in 1470 From the de Cosson Collection An Italian Elizabethan Morion, with a very high comb, entirely engraved with figures, trophies, scrolls, &c, with Bucephalus on / either side of the comb /VA From the de Cosson Collection A German Gothic Jousting Helm, with flutings on the back of the crown piece of great size and weight, and with armourer’s marks The two following lots were found in the King of Benin's Palace when the city was taken in March last f^/tT , 93 An Ivory Armlet, carved in high relief with masks and scroll d ornament, and double snakes enclosing star-shaped placiues of gold, and inlaid in raised borders with European copper-gilt ornaments of the 15th century, probably formed of the links ° f / a Knight s belt Worn by the King of Benin 94 A Curious Sacrificial Cup and Cover, of stained ivory, carved as the head of a monster, and with metal inlay 4 11 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 95 A Double-Barrelled Fowling Piece, walnut-wood stock, carved with a coat-of-aruis surmounted by a crown and scaled monster, blued'steel barrels damascened with an inscription and date, 1838, in gold, the hammers of chiselled steel formed as seated figures sj of winged lions, the trigger and ramrod guard of chiselled steel This fine gun teas formerly the property of Don Carlos V, ’ 96 A flint-lock sporting piece, by w •allpokt •London, dark wood stock 9 profusely inlaid with lions, trophies of arms, scrolls and flowers in engraved silver, octagonal rifled barrel damascened with trophies and hunting subjects in gold and silver -* o 97 A small knife and fork, of steel, with silver handles engraved with O small medallions of scriptural subjects, and chased with scrolls, in velvet sheath mounted with silver-gilt chased with arabesi foliage and flowers in low relief German, 17 th century 98 A Warder’s Horn, of faceted ivory, mounted with four bands and foliage strapwork of silver-gilt, chased and embossed with Norman architecture and interlaced ornaments ^99 A Bourgonet, with high comb and hinged ear pieces, embossed with figures of Mars and Venus, acanthus scrolls, Ac., annular ornaments on the edges ; the whole work is in repousse russet iron on a gilt ground 100 A gorget, embossed in the centre with a classical encounter on a groundwork of scrolls and trophies of arms, partly damasc< ned with scrolls, Ac. in gold 101 A Wheel-Lock Arquebus, the stock of dark wood inlaid with q flowers and fruit in engraved ivory and mother-o’-pearl; the barrel and lock profusely inlaid and chiselled with hunting subjects 12 4 ‘ ' n iT- «/' J. J. A • A, J.J 102 A Pair of Wheel-Lock Pistols, the pommels of ivory carved as Roman warriors’ heads, dark wood stocks inlaid with scrolls in silver, the stock and barrel of russet iron inlaid with monsters and scrolls in silver //p&Xs $ 103 A pair of large faceted altar candlesticks, of pierced bronze, with diamond-shaped panels of figures and flowers damascened gold—30 in. lugli A? 104 A pair, smaller, with shaped handles ^ 0 105 A flat-shaped circular brazier, of similar manufacture, with handle for suspension c?* Pe* 106 A Lunar and Solar Clock, with engraved brass and silver revolving dial, of the 17tli century, the work of m vallir, the back engraved with interlaced floral scrolls—3 in. diarn.—said to have been found in the ruins of St. Albans Monastery—in Empire case supported by the kneeling figure of a slave, circula x ^f or-molu base—15 in. high The following are the Property of MRS. GIDEON , of Paris. OLD ITALIAN AND OTHER EMBROIDERIES AND FABRICS. 9 / ^ 107 A C'overlit, of white satin, embroidered with arabesque scrolls, tulips, carnations and other flowers in point de Hongrie, a J shield-of-arms in the centre / , 108 An Upright Panel, of cream-coloured satin, embroidered in relief / P • / ' & witli a basket of roses and other flower.-, and a flowering tree iu the centre, in borders of hawthorn branches, Ac.—8 ft. 9 in. by 4 ft. 6 in. & 109 A Chasuble, of white silk, embroidered with arabesque fphage and/ flowers in coloured silks in point de Hongrie /D 13 110 An Italian Chasuble, of white silk, richly embroidered with vas /? A? 0 of roses, tulips, carnations and other flowers in coloured silkC*^ pendant ornament with tassels and arabesques in 111 Another, nearly similar / \ Banner, of crimson silk damask, embroidered in relief with a figure of a Saint bearing a palm branch, and two figures on the /^a 112 <7 reverse in coloured silks and gold thread, and with gold fringe 7 (sZ^K> ! 13 A Table Cover, of crimson satin, embroidered with carnations, O hyacinths, narcissus and other flowers and scroll ornament in coloured silks and gold thread, a shield-of-arms in the centre 114 A pair of small panels, of cream-coloured satin, embroidered with flowers and scrolls in coloured silks and gold and silver thread ; and two smaller panels of the same, with scroll ornament m gold/ / thread 115 A panel of terra-cotta satin, embroidered with border of flowers and scrolls in coloured silks and gold thread, a shield-of-arms and ~ coronet in the centre; and a panel of pale pink satin, embroidered with flowers and foliage 116 A small square table cover, of crimson silk, embroidered with foliage, ° flowers and arabesques in coloured silks and gold thread, a shield- of-arms in the centre ; and one, of flowered pink, green and gold thread brocade, with gold fringe 117 A Portiere, of salmon-coloured silk, embroidered with dragons in gold and silver tambour stitch, in triple borders of arabesque foliage and flowers on white and crimson ground c>118 A Piece of Crimson and Gold Genoa Velvet Bordering, embroidered with scrolls and leaf ornament in gold thread —» y/ 8 yds. long 119 Three Long Panels of Crimson Plush, embroidered with o flowers, arabesque foliage, butterflies and shields-of-arms in ' applique work in coloured silks and gold and silver thread—' ' " ' 14 £ yds. long by 24 in. wide 120 Seven Narrow Panels, en suite— 24£ yds. long, 10 in. and 12 in. wide 14 121 /&, * 7 ° /. 6 > , ° 122 fa/0. O 123 /7 /%r, 0 124 ^r^i25 */" 0. ^ r & 126 A large number of embroidered flowers, birds and scrolls, in coloured silks and gold and silver thread, for appliquAmyk —about 600 Thirty yards of silken embroidery, with diamond pattern in crimson and buff; and eight yards of gold lace, of Louis XV* design A Piece of Louis XV. White Silk, brocaded with flowery, ribbons and sprays in colours—13J yds. long, 29 in. wide i/sZcsp- Another Piece, of pale salmon striped silk, brocaded with a running design of flowers, and groups of flowers tied *6 ribbons, in colours— yds. long, 21b m. wide A Length of Crimson and Gold Genoa Velvet— -aiput 65 yds. long, 24 in. wide /\iJ Another, en suite— about 53 yds. long ; and one—7 yds. long FINIS. London : Printed by Wm. C-lowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.