- WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS HANDWRITTEN LETTER
WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS HANDWRITTEN LETTER WITH SIGNATUREWilliam Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), American Novelist and Poet. Handwritten letter to Mr Lorenzo Sabine dated Charleston SC, July 12, 1868 requesting a copy of the History of Dueling because his librar
- FLINTLOCK PISTOL & PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSBox-Lock
FLINTLOCK PISTOL & PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSBox-Lock flintlock pocket pistol, 6 1/2"L; near pair of dueling pistols, each 12 1/2"L. All appear unmarked. Wear to wood handles on all, split and loss to wood and split to wood on one dueling pistol, scratch to wood and screw missing from one dueling pistol, dueling pistols plugged, dueling pistols with wear and rusting to barrels, flintlock wear to barrel.
- PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSPair of Dueling
PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSPair of Dueling Pistols, with fitted case and accessories; Condition of sale: Item for local pickup only. Shipping is not available due to specific regulations. Dimensions: Each: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.), The case: 2 1/2 x 16 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (6.4 x 42.2 x 17.1 cm.) Provenance: with label from Butterfield, Butterfield and Dunning; Property from the Estate of Gordon F. Taylor, an employee of the San Francisco Opera for over 40 years Condition:
- PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE OF DUELING
PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURE OF DUELING STAGS Patinated bronze sculpture of fighting stags, in the manner of Pierre Jules Mêne (French 1810-1879), poised to strike each other with antler head butts on a rocky naturalistic landscape base, impressed "91FM" to front lower right. 9.75" H x 18" W x 4.25" D.
- PAIR OF POTTERY MODELS OF FLINTLOCK
PAIR OF POTTERY MODELS OF FLINTLOCK DUELING PISTOLS, PROBABLY CONTINENTALApparently unmarked.
16 in. long, 14 x 23 in. (frame).
Condition
Not examined out of frame and attached to velvet backing. Apparently in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSPair of Dueling
PAIR OF DUELING PISTOLSPair of Dueling Pistols, with fitted case and accessories; Condition of sale: Item for local pickup only. Shipping is not available due to specific regulations. Dimensions: Each: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.), The case: 2 1/2 x 16 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (6.4 x 42.2 x 17.1 cm.) Provenance: with label from Butterfield, Butterfield and Dunning; Property from the Estate of Gordon F. Taylor, an employee of the San Francisco Opera for over 40 years Condition:
- CLOISONNE DRAGON TABLE SCREEN, 20TH
CLOISONNE DRAGON TABLE SCREEN, 20TH C.A vintage Chinese table screen of carved rosewood fretwork with a central cloisonne panel. The image depicts two dueling dragons, one wielding lightning and the other fire, in a dramatic environment of crashing waves and storm clouds.
Measures 11" x 13 1/2" x 4 1/2".
Condition
Very good condition, with no notable wears.
- CLOISONNE DRAGON TABLE SCREEN, 20TH
CLOISONNE DRAGON TABLE SCREEN, 20TH C.A vintage Chinese table screen of carved rosewood fretwork with a central cloisonne panel. The image depicts two dueling dragons, one wielding lightning and the other fire, in a dramatic environment of crashing waves and storm clouds.
Measures 11" x 13 1/2" x 4 1/2".
Condition
Very good condition, with no notable wears.
- GERMAN SCHLAGER DUELING SWORDA German
GERMAN SCHLAGER DUELING SWORDA German schlager, the traditional dueling sword of German fraternities, in this case Bonn University, with slanted ribbed & fitted natural material covered grip, and large open work nickeled basket guard. Engraved "fr. Chxg Bonn, WS, 08/09, Lunder s/c, C. Hesseling".
- ST. GEORGE HN2051 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEMan
ST. GEORGE HN2051 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEMan on top of white horse, while dueling a teal dragon.
Royal Doulton backstamp.
Artist: Peggy Davies
Issued: 1950 - 1985
Dimensions: 7.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good.
- PAIR OF CASED JOHN MANTON & SON DUELING
PAIR OF CASED JOHN MANTON & SON DUELING PISTOLS, .63 CA...Pair of John Manton and Son, London Percussion Dueling or Target Pistols, .63 caliber, serial number 6383, visible to trigger guard. Lockplate stamped "John Manton & Son", top of barrel near breech stamped "Manton & Son London" with the image of a crown. Octagonal barrel, European walnut stocks with checkered grips, iron mounted with scrolled foliate engravings to lockplate, right side of hammer, trigger guard, and tang, pineapple final engraving to trigger guard tang, fish engraving to hammer, octagonal German silver escutcheon with the engraved stag coat of arms inlaid to top of grip, brass bead front sight, wooden ramrods. Housed in a wooden John Manton and Son case with a paper label, wooden mallet with a brass tip and a key, hinged lid with matching coat of arms to round brass escutcheon. Barrel length: 4 1/2". Overall length: 10". Case: 3" H x 14 1/2" W x 8 1/4" D. First quarter of the 19th century.
Condition:
Both pistol in overall very good condition with very light pepper pitting, good amount of blue remaining to barrels and trigger guards. Stocks with very light storage dings, light surface grime, rubbing to checkering. One ramrod with 1/4" fleabite to horn tip. Action for both pistols holds at full and half cock. No visible rifling to bores. Case with general wear, natural age shrinkage to lid of one compartment, paper label with toning, dampstaining.
- “CONNOISSEUR, A” (PSEUDO.). THE
“CONNOISSEUR, A” (PSEUDO.). THE ANNALS OF GAMING; OR, T...“Connoisseur, A” (pseudo.). The Annals of Gaming; or, The Fair Player’s Sure Guide...to Which is Subjoined all the Operations, Legerdemains, Maneuvers, Artifices, Tricks, Shuffles, Cuts, Crosses, or any possible indirect Means that can be introduced at those Games. London: G. Allen, 1775. First edition. Contemporary blind-tooled quarter leather, rebacked, with marbled sides. Engraved frontispiece depicting dueling card players (sub-title partially trimmed). 12mo. Excellent clean copy, with marginal worming and chipping to the title page and a few successive leaves. Custom drop-spine box. Jessel 295.