CHATSWORTH SUMMER FINE ART SALE 18th & 19th June 2025

27 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 290. An unusual early 19th Century Oriental Short Sword, with 24” (62cms) decorated steel blade, and shaped bone handle with silver escutcheons, in leather scabbard with some decorated copper mounts; also a 19th Century French Bayonet, Signed Mme. d’Armes de Sh. Etienne Meai 1876, 20½” (52cms) steel blade and iron scabbard. (2) €160 - €240 291. A Georgian period Flank Officers Sword, the brass handle with leather and wire grip, issuing an etched sabre blade inscribed ‘Warranted Never to Fail,’ approx. 80cms long (31½”) overall, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 292. An early 19th Century Indian Baker style sword Bayonet, c. 1820, with brass handle and guard, approx. 57cms (22½”) long, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €120 - €140 293. An 18th Century steel Lance Head, with shaped and etched pattern to end of blade, approx. 48cms (19”) long, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €80 - €100 294. An 18th Century Bavarian ‘Rumford’ style Infantry Sabre Sword, c. 1780, with steel guard and wooden handle, approx. 74cms (29”) long, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 295. A Napoleonic 1796 pattern Sergeants Spadroon, c. 1800 Sword, with wooden handle, shaped brass hilt and guard and plain blade, approx. 77cms (30½”) long. (1) €200 - €300 296. A British pattern 19th Century Enfield Percussion Musket, with twisted steel barrel and marked ‘Randes - 16’ approx. 134cms (52”) long, (hammer loose - present) as an antique weapon, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 297. A 19th Century British Army cutglass Sword, the shaped grip with wide guard, stamped with rank ‘O.W.T.A. 18’ issuing blade, approx. 66cms (26”) long. (1) €180 - €220 298. A 19th Century Moro Kris, early 1800’s, the shaped wooden handle with wire strap handle and pierced shaped hilt, issuing double edged blade of lacquered steel, approx. 59cms (23¼”), as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 299. Militaria: [Royal Fusiliers] A cased Display, with central Officers fur cap Grenade, (c. 1901-14), with plume inset and chain mail, chin strap with leather ends, housed in oval and glazed inlaid mahogany frame. (1) €275 - €350 300. An early 19th Century Napoleonic Infantry Officers Spadroon, 1796 Issue, by JJ Runkel, Solingen, c. 1800, with wooden handle, steel guard and etched steel blade with floral decoration and coat of arms, approx. 81cms (32”) long, stamped, as a weapon. (1) €250 - €320 301. A European ebonised and steel Crossbow, late 1700’s, with spring mechanism, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 302. A British 1780’s pre pattern Spadroon Sword, the shaped wooden handle with brass guard and Kucklebow, with urn pommel, the blade with etched design and inscribed ‘For Country and King,’ approx. 74cms (29”) long, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €180 - €220 303. A fine quality Ottoman Empire period ornate long barreled flintlock Pistol, inlaid with decorative silver wire pattern and bone floral shapes, the flintlock with floral silvering, approx. 43cms (17”) barrel, approx. .80 calibre, as a weapon, w.a.f. (1) €200 - €300 304. A 20th Century Presentation Japanese Short Sword, the handle (damaged) with ornate gilt brass snake design hilt, with ebonised scabbard and conforming cap, housing steel blade, approx. 52cms (20½”). (1) €80 - €120 305. Military Interest: Black-Foster (C.F.) The Irish Chieftains; or a Struggle for the Crown, 8vo D. (McGlashan & Gill) 1872, First Edn., decorated cloth. Nice Copy. (1) €80 - €100 306. Naval Interest: A 19th Century bronze and embossed makers Badge , for Marine Engineers ‘Ellott and Garrood - (Makers & Batentees) Beccles, Suffolk England’, with pierce holes and Royal Cypher, stamped size F.H., No. 1354, C’ship unknown, as is. (1) * Elliot and Garrood where founded in 1868, they pioneered the manufacturing of steam captons. They closed operations in 1978. €150 - €200 299 291 300 303 296 301 298