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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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Lot 130Y

An Italian Ivory-Mounted Hunting Knife
18th/19th Century, The Grip 17th Century

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Antique Arms and Armour
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Italian Ivory-Mounted Hunting Knife
18th/19th Century, The Grip 17th Century

With brightly polished tapering blade with shallow central fuller over each face and false double-edge at the point, the back cut with a series of notches along each edge, the turned mount at the top notched and chiselled with foliage, ivory grip carved and pierced in the round with an angel staying the hand of Abraham, against a tree with Isaac and a ram at his feet (some wear overall), and domed silver pommel-cap with button, in its wooden scabbard covered in red leather with ivory locket and chape, the latter set on each side with a circular silver disc nielloed with two saints, the discs possibly earlier
24.3 cm. blade

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Provenance:
Acquired at auction, Hans W. Lange, Berlin, 28-30 March 1939, lot 416

Saleroom notices

This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.