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1. European Bronze Spearhead, Middle Bronze Age, c. 1400‑1200 BCE, leaf‑shaped blade tapering to sharp tip, with pronounced peaked mid‑rib flanked by stippling, hollow rounded shaft with raised diamond‑shaped protrusion on each side with incised details, hatching along shaft edge, h. 7 3/16 in. (Sold as art.) [$6000/8000] PRIVATE
Provenance: Frederick Schultz, New York, Power Tools: the Stone Age and Bronze Age in North Europe, no. 1, 1996; Christie's, New York, June 5, 1998, lot 106; Private Collector; Christie's, New York, "Antiquities "June 8, 2012, lot 70; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

2. South Central European Bronze Sword, Bronze Age, c. 1200 BCE, of Riegsee‑type, blade inserted into separately‑cast hilt, blade flaring to its widest point approximately one‑third of length from tip, with mid‑rib framed by finely engraved parallel lines on either side, hilt nearly square in section and incised with concentric grooves, S's, and rows of short lines, knobbed pommel similarly incised, l. 24 5/8 in. (Sold as art.) [$7000/10000]
Provenance: Swiss Private Collection, 1991; Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, 1997; Christie's, New York, "Antiquities "June 8, 2005, lot 70; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

3. European Bronze Sword, Bronze Age, c. 1100‑900 BCE, cast in one piece, blade with raised mid‑rib framed by deep parallel ridges, gently flaring from tip, hilt oval in section with series of concentric ridges toward conical pommel, l. 22 3/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$7000/10000]
Provenance: New York Art Market, 1993; Christie's, New York, "Antiquities "June 8, 2005, lot 72; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

4. Medieval Sword of Viking Type, Petersen Type X, 10th/11th c., in excavated condition, broad tapering double‑edged blade with shallow fuller over most of length on each side to point, slightly arched quillions of tapering rectangular section, flat slightly tapering tang flattened to form a button over top of pommel, unusual pommel of tapered semi‑circular form, blade l. 29 1/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$4000/6000]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, "Antique Arms & Armour"July 23, 2015, lot 166, Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR...
Note: According to Bonhams' catalogue: "For a sword of somewhat similar form, with the exception of the pommel, in the Soumen Kansallismuse, Helsinki (NM 2033:1), see Ian Peirce, Swords of the Viking Age, 2002, p. 122" and "Quillons of similar form are found in Viking graves of the 10th Century and were referred to by the Vikings as 'Gaddhjalt' (spike hilt)."

5. Medieval Sword of Oakeshott Type XII, late 13th/early 14th c., in excavated condition, broad tapering double‑edged blade of flattened diamond section with shallow central fuller over half its length extending into tang, straight quillons of tapering square section, tapering tang flattened to form small button over the top of pommel, chamfered wheel pommel, blade l. 32 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, "Antique Arms & Armour"July 23, 2015, lot 169; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: According to Bonhams, "the pommel conforms to Oakshott's Type I with quillons of Style 1."

6. German or Italian Steel Mace, mid‑16th c., head of 7 wedge‑shaped flanges, acorn finial, tubular haft chiseled with scrolling foliage over upper portion, molded collar pierced for a thong, grip decorated with trellis pattern, fluted basal cap with small domed finial, l. 23 7/8 in. (Sold as art.) [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " Dec. 12, 2007, lot 280; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: A similar mace is conserved by the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, 392, cat. no. 392

7. Italian Etched Partizan, late 16th c., long broad tapering blade formed with full‑length medial ridge, pair of basal flukes and tubular socket extending to pair of straps, head decorated over lower half on both sides with designs of trophies‑of‑arms bordered by silver pellets, one side with male and female portrait roundels in contemporary dress, velvet‑covered wood haft with tassels, head l. 36 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$1200/1800]
Provenance: Sotheby's, Munich, "Property from the Royal House of Hanover "Oct. 5, 2005, lot 263; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

8. Italian Decorated Halberd, late 16th c., central spike of diamond section, forward‑leaning curved axe‑blade with reinforced tip, formed with rounded lug pierced with hole at top and bottom, engraved and chiseled with naïve beast in foliage, triangular rear fluke engraved with cityscape, pierced with three holes and with reinforced tip, tapering socket, pair of short straps, later wood haft, head l. 28 7/8 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " Dec. 12, 2007, lot 172; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: According to Thomas Del Mar's catalogue entry “two further decorated halberds from this group are preserved in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, cat. nos. 486 & 487, the catalogue of which ascribed the decoration to a later date."

9. German Long Wheel‑Lock Holster Pistol by Valentin Klett, c. 1600‑10, Suhl, in Dresden fashion, tapering barrel formed in three stages, molded at breech and muzzle, chiseled with diverging tapering panels over median, punched with scroll and flower bands over hexagonal breech, underside stamped with Suhl control marks, plain flat lock struck with maker's mark (Neue Stockel 598) on outside and Suhl control marks inside, fitted with sliding pan‑cover, wheel retained by annular bracket, fruitwood full stock inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques, including grotesques and cornucopia opposite lock, conventional strapwork panels, and flowerhead roundels enriched with pellets and tendrils, all set within slender horn lines, faceted ovoid pommel decorated en suite fitted with turned iron finial, iron trigger‑guard, engraved bone fore‑end cap, pair of engraved bone ramrod‑pipes, l. 31 in. (Sold as art.) [$7000/10000]
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria "Dec. 4, 2003, lot 196; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.

10. Italian Broadsword, c. 1620‑30, tapering near flat blade cut with short fuller on each face, stamped with mark on one side, iron 'crab‑claw' hilt comprising pair of down‑turned quillons with scrolling terminals, fitted with additional smaller scrolling bar on each side, large side‑ring with cusped upper border cut with hatched ornament and inscription, fitted with scalloped plate beneath, earlier fluted pommel chiseled with foliage, grip bound with plaited wire and "Turk's heads", blade l. 31 in. (Sold as art.) [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Estate of Lawrence Oakeshott Esq.; Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " Dec. 4, 2003, lot 88; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

11. Rare Brescian 32‑Bore Flintlock Long Belt Pistol by Carlo Botarello (AKA Bottarrelli), c. 1660, bright two‑stage barrel turned at girdle and polygonal to muzzle, latter turned and molded, octagonal breech incised "Piero Inzi Franci" between trefoil marks along top flat and with slender molded ramp at rear, bottom flat indistinctly stamped "PF", long tang incised with 2 pairs of lines, flat beveled lock signed along bottom edge and decorated with engraved foliage, stepped tail with hound's head finial, pierced foliate engraved cock, highly figured full stock with fluted fore‑stock forward of a carved foliate band, inlaid with iron panels finely pierced and engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, and including the trigger‑plate, mounts pierced and chiseled en suite incl. domed ovoidal pommel engraved with border of overlapping foliage and with grotesque mask cap, ramrod‑pipe, and ramrod (possibly original) with baluster steel tip chased with foliage, barrel l. 15 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$6000/9000]
Provenance: Sotheby's Olympia, "Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria "Dec. 7, 2001, lot 276; Bonhams, London, "The Richard Garret Collection of Antique Firearms " Nov. 28, 2018, lot 187; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: Carlo Bottarelli (act. Brescia, c. 1660‑90) was an accomplished Italian steel‑chiseler, whose signature appears in numerous forms.

12. Continental 20‑Bore Wheel Lock Gun of Military Type, c. 1660, probably Dutch, two‑stage sighted barrel struck on left of breech with Suhl mark, plain tang, plain rounded lock retained by three side‑nails with horn washers, and with domed integral wheel‑cover and baluster pan‑cover release button, full stock with fish‑tail butt and raised molding at barrel tang, plain iron mounts, set trigger, original iron‑tipped ramrod, barrel l. 44 in. (Sold as art.) [$2500/3500]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection "Oct. 25, 2001, lot 128; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

13. German 22‑Bore Wheel‑Lock Sporting Rifle by Hans Heller, 1682, heavy swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, grooved along the breech for sighting, and struck in front of the back‑sight with brass‑lined maker's mark (Neu Stockel 2899) and date "1683", grooved tang, flat lock with further maker's mark and date "1682", sliding pan‑cover, top jaw and cock‑spring with gilt‑brass acorn‑shaped finials, gilt‑brass wheel‑cover cast and pierced with flowering foliage and putto‑mask, gilt‑brass pan‑cover release button and bridle to cock‑spring with cast putto‑masks, fruitwood full stock with fluted fore‑end carved with overlapping leaves, butt with foliage and imitation staghorn panels, studded with steel nails and inlaid with wire scrollwork incl. coat‑of‑arms on cheekpiece, sliding patch‑box cover en suite, iron mounts incl. indented trigger‑guard with foliate finials, rosette‑shaped side nail plates, butt‑plate with button, iron fore‑end cap, original iron‑mounted ramrod, barrel l. 33 3/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$5000/7000]
Provenance: The Grand Dukes of Saxe‑Weimar, Schloss Ettersburg, Weimar, Germany; Sotheby & Co., London, "Good Antique and Modern Firearms and Edged Weapons "Mar. 22, 1971, lot 242; Bonhams, London, Apr. 14, 2005, lot 28; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.. Note: According to Bonhams, the Saxe‑Weimar armory contained many similar rifles by Heller, who probably worked in the castle as a resident gunmaker.

14. Silesian 80‑Bore Combined Axe and Flintlock Pistol, Fokos, late 17th c., fitted with blued iron axe‑head over muzzle with in‑curved blade punched with scrolls and decorated with gold bands at edge and towards collar, tapering barrel incised with foliage and scrolls en suite with head, engraved rounded lock, slender fruitwood haft inlaid with engraved staghorn pellets and ball flower tendrils inhabited on sides by hares and hounds, enriched with mother‑of‑pearl ball flowers all within horn segmental lines, fitted with engraved bone cap, and later steel‑tipped wooden ramrod, overall l. 24 3/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "European Works of Art, Tapestries and Furniture "Oct. 17, 2000, lot 244; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

15. Pair German Flintlock Holster Pistols in the Parisian Manner by Fonvielhe a Zel, c. 1690, two‑stage sighted barrels formed with two broad flats and with pair of scrolls over breech, and with signed locks chiseled with horned mustachioed mask on tails and monster head tendril on cocks, Grenoble walnut full stocks carved with delicate scrolling tendrils about rear ramrod‑pipe and pair of scrolls and raised molding about barrel‑tang, steel mounts comprising chiseled side‑plates each formed as scrolling serpent, spurred pommels chiseled with grotesque mask engulfed by gaping lion mask, trigger‑guards with pierced foliate terminals, vacant escutcheons carried by a pierced arrangement of serpents and foliage, pair of molded ramrod‑pipes and steel‑tipped wooden ramrods, l. 19 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$7000/10000]
Provenance: Königliche Waffen, Inv. No. 190 and 191, 1895 (according to Sotheby's); Sotheby's, Munich, "Property from the Royal House of Hanover "Oct. 5, 2005, lot 760; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Exh.: "Arms, Armour and Militaria lent by H.R.H. The Duke of Brunswick at the Tower of London "April 10‑Oct. 31, 1952, no. 176 and 177. Lit. (according to Sotheby's): "Tower of London" exhibition catalogue, 1952, p. 47; the Gewehrkammer of Goerg Wilhelm records one pair of pistols by this maker, delivered June 30, 1693 (see Gewehrkammer, 1705, Inv. No. 47 [folio 12]); the Hanover Royal Rüstkammer Inventory of 1751 records two pairs by this maker (see Rüstkammer, 1751 Inv. No. 10.)

16. Pair of Dutch 16‑Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols, c. 1700, each with swamped sighted barrel chiseled with long flat engraved with scrolls of foliage and crocodile, molded breech chiseled with elaborate Green Man mask with scrolls surmounted by Classical figure and a grotesque, brass‑lined double vents, rectangular tang chiseled with shaped molding, rounded lock decorated with Green Man mask on tail and monster head foliage emerging from a profile, cock chiseled with confronting serpent and dragon, steel chiseled with mustachioed masks (one top‑jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut full stock molded over fore‑end, carved around rear ramrod‑pipe, and with fluted foliate molding around the tang, steel mounts finely cast and chiseled in low relief, comprising pierced side‑plates decorated with scrolling tendrils, monster heads and grotesque mask, spurred pommels engraved with mask on the bow, vacant escutcheon on pair of pierced herms, pair of molded ramrod‑pipes, steel‑tipped wooden ramrod, l. 20 7/8 in. (Sold as art.) [$6000/9000]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar, "London, Antique Arms, Armor & Militaria "June 27, 2008, lot 481; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.

17. Fine Liègeois 28‑Bore Flintlock Pistol by Devillers a Liège, mid‑18th c., two‑stage barrel in Spanish manner with prominent turned muzzle, turned girdle and tapering octagonal breech section decorated with gold‑inlaid foliage, tang en suite, signed rounded lock engraved with rococo ornament and with water‑drains to priming‑pan, molded figured walnut full stock relief‑carved with foliage behind barrel‑tang and rear ramrod‑pipe, and with crown and scrolls inlaid in silver wire at wrist, iron mounts finely chiseled in low relief with rococo ornament on gilt stippled ground, later horn‑tipped ramrod, barrel l. 8 1/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$1500/2500]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour, and Collectors Firearms "Sept. 26, 2012, lot 231; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.

18. English Military Dragoon Holster or Sea Service Flintlock Pistol, 18th c., 70 caliber, walnut stock, brass furniture, later ramrod, barrel l. 13 in. (Sold as art). [$800/1200]
Provenance: Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

19. Fine French Flintlock Pistol, 18th c., lock marked "BOURGEOIS/PARIS", two‑stage barrel, caliber 16 mm, carved walnut stock, decorated brass furniture with a lion head on the butt cap, barrel l. 10 3/8 in. (Sold as Art.) [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

20. French Small Sword, c. 1740, hollow‑triangular blade etched with scrolls, foliage and trophies on re‑gilt panel at forte, gilt‑brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, incl. double shell‑guard decorated with Turkish profile roundels on scroll and foliage ground, globular quillon, knuckle‑guard decorated with profile roundels, later grip, blade l. 31 1/8 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar, London, Antique Arms, Armor & Militaria, June 30, 2010, lot 196; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

21. Fine French Small‑Sword with Chiseled Steel Hilt, c. 1760, tapering blade of hollow triangular section etched, blued and gilt on each side of forte with rococo sprays and "Bourdin Gendre & Successeur Du sier Giverne md. fourbissuer De la Maison Du Roy Pont St. michel à Tete d'or à Paris / De la Marque Des Mouchettes à Sohlingen", with crowned crossed keys, hilt relief‑decorated with rococo ornament framing martial and musical trophies on gilt fish‑roe ground, trip with original binding of silver ribbon and plaited silver wire, original vellum‑covered scabbard with chiseled and gilt mounts, two carrying‑rings, blade l. 33 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$1500/2500]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armor and Militaria "July 16, 2003, lot 133; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

22. English Silver‑Hilted Small Sword, c. 1760‑70, London, colichemarde blade of flattened hexagonal section etched at forte with panels of strapwork, shell of near circular outline, butt with raised rim simulating normal double‑shells and fan‑shaped motifs, two short lobed quillons, vertically fluted pommel with button, original wood grip bound with silver ribbon and plaited silver wire, George Fayle silversmith's mark, blade l. 35 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria "lot 99, July 16, 2003; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.. Note: George Fayle (recorded 1734‑86) was a member of the London Cutlers' Company and a hilt maker.
Ref.: Southwick, Leslie. eslie. London Silver‑hilted Swords, p. 105‑106.

23. English 24‑Bore Queen Anne‑Style Flintlock Pistol, c. 1770, cannon‑form round turn off barrel, swan neck cock, finely figured walnut stock and silver furniture comprising dragon side plate, shield escutcheon and grotesque mask to grip cap, barrel l. 6 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Andrew Bottomley, West Yorkshire, "Antique Arms & Armour "Sept. 1998, cat. #7, item 87; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

24. English Officer's Sword by Cullum, the King's Cutler, c. 1780, Charing Cross, polished steel blade double‑edged towards tip, etched with panel of scrollwork, trophies and "GR" crowned on each side at forte, burnished steel stirrup hilt, incl. pair of fluted langets, quillon and faceted back‑strap rising to cap pommel, dark horn grip retaining twisted wire binding, original tooled leather scabbard with engraved steel mounts incl. signed locket, blade 32 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " June 30, 2010, lot 175; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

25. Bohemian 20‑Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol by Frantz Peter, c. 1780, Carlsbad, tapering barrel, signed on long flat, fitted with molded fore‑sight on engraved bed, chiseled with figure of Ceres beneath canopy in scrollwork frame over breech, engraved grooved tang, beveled lock engraved with figure of reclining Diana beneath pan and female figure on tail, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls about rear ramrod‑pipe, bird's head butt incised with linear patterns, inset with cast and chased gilt‑brass scrollwork plaque about tang, gilt‑brass mounts comprising solid side‑plate decorated with 3 mounted warriors, trigger‑guard with cavalryman on bow, pommel with trophy‑of‑arms and 2 cavalrymen firing at each other, crowned vacant escutcheon supported by huntsman, pair of ramrod‑pipes and gilt‑brass tipped wood ramrod (probably original), l. 18 in. (Sold as art.) [$2000/3000]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armor & Militaria " June 27, 2008, lot 479; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: According to Thomas Del Mar's catalogue entry, Frantz Peter is recorded as being in Carlsbad, Bohemia, c. 1780‑1800.

26. Pair of French 20‑Bore Brass‑Barreled Flintlock Pistols, late 18th c., three‑stage barrels each with pronounced molding at the muzzle, iron tangs, rounded brass locks, figured walnut full stocks, brass mounts incl. eagle‑mask pommels, silver wire inlaid escutcheon, later iron ramrods, l. 5 1/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$1500/2500]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Collectors Firearms "Sept. 26, 2012, lot 103; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

27. Italian 50‑Bore Flintlock Pistol, late 18th c., two‑stage barrel with turned girdle and struck on engraved octagonal breech‑section with gold‑lined maker's mark surrounded by 4 gold‑lined lion masks, foliate engraved tang, flat beveled lock with inlaid brass panels engraved with scrollwork and initials "P.B." on bottom edge, well figured molded walnut full stock carved with scrollwork around barrel‑tang, gilt brass mounts decorated with rococo ornament, crown‑shaped gilt‑brass escutcheon, original gilt‑brass‑tipped ramrod, barrel 6 1/4 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Christie's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour, and Collectors Firearms "September 26, 2012, lot 144; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

28. American 14‑Bore Flintlock 1795 Model Springfield Musket of Type 1, c. 1799‑1804, bright barrel with bayonet‑lug at muzzle and retained by three spring‑held barrel bands, forward one pierced, carrying brass fore‑sight and also forming ramrod‑entry, breech stamped "US" and with eagle's head mark between "P" and "V" on left side, plain tang, flat beveled lock stamped with American eagle motif over "US" in script under V‑shaped pan of detachable type, and stamped "Springfield"in arch across tail, latter with small projection at rear, beveled ring‑neck cock, figured full stock (minor split in front of the lock), steel mounts comprising flat side‑plate, butt‑plate indistinctly numbered "800"on heel tang, trigger‑guard with long pointed finials, trigger‑plate stamped "R:P", sling loops, original steel ramrod, barrel l. 44 3/4 in.; together with socket bayonet with tapering blade of hollow triangular section, l.16 in. (2 pcs.) (Sold as art.) [$2000/3000]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, "The Daedalus Collection of Antique and Modern Firearms" Dec. 1, 2016, lot 37; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: According to Bonham's, this musket appears to be unfired.

29. Scottish Officer's 1797 Pattern Regulation Broadsword, c. 1800, tapering blade with central fuller on each face of forte, latter faintly etched "Atkinson, 33 Manchester Street, Liverpool" on one side, brass hilt formed of flattened bars framing panels incl. ovoidal side panel pierced with holes, 3 central panels engraved with Scottish thistle, English rose, and Irish shamrock, fluted domed pommel, spirally‑fluted grip painted red, retaining buff leather liner faced with red woolen cloth, blade l. 31 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, "Antique Arms and Armour "Dec. 2, 2004, lot 130; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: This type of sword was introduced for officers in Highland regiments in 1798 and replaced in 1828.

30. Turkish Yataghan, c. 1810, blade dated 1225 A.H., slightly recurved single‑edged blade cut with narrow fuller along back on each side, forte on one side gold damascened with date, owner's name "Mustafa" and maker's name "Mohammad Agha", on other with star, shaped silver mount over each side of forte set with piece of green and red glass against ground of diamond shapes, silver hilt with grip‑strap set with red coral beads on filigree mounts and each between silver bead, and 'eared' grips each set on both sides with red coral bead centered on flower‑head, wood‑lined white‑metal scabbard embossed with martial trophies and foliage, locket set with clusters of beaded ropework and diamond shapes, suspension chain, chape formed as monster head, blade l. 20 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$1200/1800]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, "Antique Arms & Armour "Dec. 4, 2014, lot 113; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

31. Very Rare Greek 15‑Bore Flintlock Gun, Rasak, early 19th c., four‑stage barrel with bulbous muzzle, etched with panels of geometric designs and foliage on octagonal breech‑section, tang etched with further foliage, border engraved flat beveled lock with stepped tail and roller, walnut three‑quarter stock with fish‑tail butt, rear of stock applied with engraved brass panels, some pierced, and smaller shaped plaques engraved with foliage, flower‑heads and dragons interspersed with brass wire scrolls, brass mounts. [$8000/12000] engraved en suite incl. side‑plate with punched Greek inscription, and long fore‑end sleeve, five brass barrel‑bands engraved en suite, rear band incorporating silver rear‑sight, original iron ramrod, barrel l. 48 1/4 in. (Sold as art.)
Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, "Antique Arms, Armour, & Collectors Firearms "June 22, 2011, lot 59; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: According to an email dated July 25, 2011, Christie's' consignor maintains that the gun was "most certainly used at the Greek 1821 revolution against the Ottoman Empire" and that the lions with turned heads on the stock "may be an addition made at the birth of the Greek independent state [in] 1832 [during] the reign of King Otto." The consignor also translates the Greek inscription as reading "Constantine Constructor" and speculates that Constantine was either the manufacturer or decorator of the gun.

32. Turkish Sword, Yataghan, early 19th c., curved single‑edged blade cut with stylized inscription along back‑edge on one side, gilt‑brass hilt extending over lower portion of blade, decorated with filigree and set with green stones and coral, and pair of ivory grip‑scales rising to strongly formed eared pommel, original brass‑mounted leather‑covered wood scabbard, blade l. 23 in. (Sold as art.) [$700/1000]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Arms, Armour & Militaria "June 30, 2006, lot 36; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

33. Turkish 19‑Bore Full Stocked Holster Pistol, c. 1820, round barrel chiseled at the breech with scrolling foliage and flowers, lock engraved with strapwork flowers and foliage, swan neck cock and detachable pan with frizzen bridle, walnut stock relief carved to for‑end and behind barrel tang, brass furniture comprising ram rod pipes, side plate, guard escutcheon and heavy grip cap with long tangs, decorated with strapwork and stylized figures, barrel l. 12 in. (Sold as art.) [$500/700]
Provenance: Andrew Bottomley, Holmfirth, England; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Ill.: Andrew Bottomley, "Antique Arms & Armour "Catalogue no. 6, item no. 76.

34. Ottoman Balkan 15‑Bore Miquelet‑Lock Gun, Arnautka, 1837, browned tapering sighted barrel retained by 7 engraved brass bands, signed on left of breech and decorated with silver scrolls, tang inlaid with brief inscription in silver including date, engraved steel lock retaining some silver decoration, full stock encased in engraved brass pierced with delicate scrollwork pattern revealing underlying white metal, slender butt decorated en suite, pierced engraved trigger‑guard, pair of steel sling swivels, steel ramrod, barrel l. 52 1/2 in. (Sold as art.) [$700/1000]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Arms, Armour & Militaria "June 30, 2006, lot 63; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

35. Balkan or Greek Brass Cartridge Box, 19th c., chased with trophies and scrollwork, rear fitted with belt loop, hinged lid, h. 5 1/4 in. [$500/700]
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour, & Militaria. "Dec. 15, 2004, lot 27; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

36. Royal Artillery Blue Cloth Helmet, late 19th c., brass fittings incl. helmet plate and chin chain, h. 10 1/2 in. [$400/600]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " Dec. 12, 2008, lot 221; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

37. French Cuirassier's Helmet, c. 1900, regulation pattern, bright skull, gilt‑brass mounts incl. chin strap with embossed laurel scales, side plume of red and white feathers, h. 9 7/8 in. [$500/700]
Provenance: Bonhams, London, Dec. 4, 2017, lot 323; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

38. Other Ranks 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers Lance Cap, c. 1901‑10, leather skull and peak, upper portion of French gray cloth with yellow trimmings, brass fittings incl. helmet‑plate with Victorian crown and battle honor for Khartoum, plume‑holder, and chin‑scales suspended from lion mask bosses, cockade applied with "ERVII" crowned, white horsehair plume, h. 9 in. (Sold as art.) [$600/900]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria " Dec. 12, 2008, lot 220; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

39. Edwardian Trumpet Banner, c. 1902‑10, inner surface blank, outer finely embroidered in gold, silver, and polychrome thread with crowned Royal Arms on red silk, all enclosed within framework of rose, shamrock and thistle flowers and foliage, gold thread fringe, 21 1/4 in. x 16 1/2 in. [$500/700]
Provenance: Thomas Del Mar in Association with Sotheby's, London, "Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria" Dec. 12, 2008, lot 225; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

40. Antique English Military Tole Hat Box, oval conical form, tag engraved "WW...Royal Artillery", h. 12 1/2 in., w. 8 in., d. 10 1/2 in. [$150/250]
Provenance: With Frid Wykeham, England, 1911; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

41. Decorative Wood and Brass Model of a Ballista (Giant Crossbow), by Demetrius S. Spanos MD, wood, brass, and string, the slider end mounted with brass dragon head, with stand of four arrows; presented loose on base, h. 8 in., w. 10 in., d. 7 in., Note: does not function. [$150/250]
Provenance: Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

42. Russian Cossack‑Style Cloisonne, Niello and Parcel Gilt Double‑Blade Shashka, curved blade with three fullers, single blade coming from the hilt becoming two blades, one side of the scabbard and hilt with cloisonne design, raised floral mounts inset with pearls, niello, and garnets; the pommel in the form of a lion head; the other side with intricate foliage inlaid with niello, blade l. 28 in. [$4000/6000]
Provenance: Whisnant Galleries Collection, New Orleans, LA.

43. Italian Short Sword (Cinquedea), possibly 16th c., broad triangular blade, shallow single fuller on each side, downturned iron quillons and hilt with foliage and dolphin heads, wooden grip scales, decorative rivets, blade l. 22 in. [$1200/1800]
Provenance: Whisnant Galleries Collection, New Orleans, LA.

44. Turkish Yataghan, early 19th c., slightly recurved blade, narrow fuller on each side, blade profusely decorated with gold damascened inlay with four cartouches containing two lines of script, surrounded by floral motifs, shaped mount over forte and eared hilt decorated with bosses and floral designs, wood‑lined scabbard heavily embossed, blade l. 23 in. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Whisnant Galleries Collection, New Orleans, LA.

45. Rufinus, Tyrannius (c. 345‑411), Expositio in symbolum apostolorum, [Cologne, Ulrich Zel, c. 1472], first edition, chancery quarto (8 1/2 in. x 5 7/8 in.), 29 leaves (of 30, lacking the blank), 4‑line illuminated opening initial in purple and blue on gold ground with floral and foliate extensions in the margin, rubricated in red and yellow throughout, some early foliation, modern leather binding. [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Christies, London, Valuable Books and Manuscripts, Dec.12, 2018, lot 103; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: Tyrannius, Rufinus was a monk and an important translator of Greek texts into Latin, and is also remembered for his friendship and later his adversarial relationship with Jerome. Ulrich Zel is recognized as the first printer in Cologne, publishing his first work there in 1466. A second and final incunable edition of the Exposition was printed in 1478 by Theodoricus Rood at Oxford.

46. Magnus, Albertus. Summa de eucharistiae sacramento, Ulm: Johann Zainer, 1474, chancery folio (11 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.), gothic type, 33 lines, two‑sided woodcut floral border, 10‑line woodcut, initial, 183 leaves, rubricated in red (initial, capital strokes, paragraph marks), contemporary blind stamped pigskin over oak boards, backstrip replaced with leather, printed title label, missing clasp and catch, backstrip replaced with leather. [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Sothebys, New York, The Stock & Reference Library of H.P Kraus, December 4, 2003, lot 7; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.. Note: First edition; one of relatively few fully‑dated and signed Zainer imprints, and one of the earliest books to print foliation. The inserted leaf in the 8th quire was printed to make good a compositorial error in the third leaf, where a page of text was omitted between the recto and the verso; the inserted leaf was printed on the verso only, and an added direction note for the reader was printed at the foot of 8/3r.

47. Augustinus, Aurelius Sanctus, De Civitate Dei, Venice: Bonetus Locatellus per Octavianus Scotus, 9 Febbraio, 1486, 4to (9 in. x 6 3/4 in.), 207 leaves, 50 lines, text in 2 columns, gothic font, illuminated leaf with drop cap and medallion, supported by winged putti, the borders with floral garlands in gold, red, pink, blue, and green, 18th c. vellum binding. [$5000/7000]
Provenance: Sothebys, Milan, June 27, 2005, lot 554; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

48. Ecclesiasticae Historiae, Eusebii Pamphili... Eiusdem de vita Constantini... Socratis... Theodoriti episcopi Cyrensis... Collectaneorum ex historia eccles. Theodori Lectoris... Hermii Sozomeni... Evagrii, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1544, folio (13 in. x 8 3/4 in.), woodcut printer's device on title‑page and final verso, woodcut initials, text in Greek, 17th c. calf, gilt edges, board loose. [$800/1200]
Provenance: Presentation inscription on verso of title‑page to Joannes Rogerius from the Rotterdam Gymnasium dated 1628 and signed by four schoolmasters; Henry James Coleridge from his affectionate father, Xmas 1846; Sothebys, London Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts, Nov. 16, 2006, lot 66; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.. Note: This was the first printed work to contain the Greek type cut by Garamond. "The new Royal Greek types, known as 'grecs du roi', were based by Garamond on the script of the Cretan Angelo Vergecio, a well‑known calligrapher in the employ of Francois I. These cursive Greek types are universally acknowledged as the finest ever cut"(Schreiber 77)

49. Polybius (c. 200‑118 B.C.), Historiarum libri priores quinque, Basel: Johann Herwagen, 1549, in Greek and Latin, two parts in one volume, folio (12 5/8 in. x 8 in.), historiated woodcut initials, woodcut device on the title, contemporary limp vellum, flat spine gilt in compartments divided by double rules and centered with a fleuron, the title in manuscript in the top compartment, the sides centered with a laurel wreath in gilt and with a gilt double‑fillet border, gilt edges. [$1200/1800]
Provenance: Christies, London, Valuable Books and Manuscripts, Dec. 1, 2016, lot 86; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

50. Basilius Magnus (Cornarius, Janus, ed), Hapanta[Graece] Opera Graeca quae ad nos extant omnia Basel, Hieronymus Froben and Nikolaus Episcopus, 1551, folio (13 1/4 in. x 9 in.), Greek type, woodcut printer's device on title, repeated on verso of the final leaf, woodcut historiated and floriated initials, woodcut ornamental head and tail pieces with strapwork motifs, 17th c. polished calf with central gilt strapwork cartouches, single gilt fillet borders. [$2000/3000]
Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, The Inventory of H.P. Kraus, Rare Books, Dec. 4, 2003, lot 51; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

51. Gelenius, Sigismund (1497‑1554, editor). Notitia utraque cum orientis tum occidentis ultra Arcadii honoriique caesarum tempora illustre vetustatis monumentum, Basel: Hieronymus Froben and Nicolaus Episcopius, 1552, quarto (12 1/4 in. x 8 in.), 106 woodcut illustrations, including 85 full‑page, wood and metalcut initials, printer's device on title and final verso, 19th century blindtooled calf, gilt spine, red speckled edges. [$800/1200]
Provenance: Silvain S. Brunschwig (monogram book label); Christies, London, Fine Printed Books, Mar. 21, 2012, lot 30; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: First complete and illustrated edition of the Notitia Dignitatum, a list of high officials of the Roman Empire compiled in about 400 A.D. Also printed are a tract by Andrea Alciati on Roman military and civil organization, a topographical description of Rome by Publius Victor, and a collection of enigmas in the form of a dialogue, the Altercatio Adriani Augusti et Epicteti philosophi.

52. Lyscosthenes, Conrad, Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, Basilea: Henricus Petrus, c. 1557, first edition, folio (10 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.), numerous illustrations, 670 pgs., 18th c. calf, five raised bands, several ex‑libris. [$5000/7000]
Provenance: Sothebys, Milan, June 27, 2005, lot 628; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

53. Strabo. Rerum geographicarum libri septemdecim. A Guilielmo Xylandro Augstano magna cura recogniti, ac mendis... restiuti..., Basel, Henricpetri, (August 1571), folio (12 3/8 in. x 8 1/4 in.), woodcut printer's device on title‑page and final verso, woodcut initials, parallel text in Latin and Greek, 27 double‑page maps by Sebastian Munster, 7 woodcut maps in in text, old calf, binding worn, covers detached. [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts, Nov. 16, 2006, lot 76; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR.. Ref: Shirley, British Library, G.STR‑1a; Nordenskjold 287.

54. [Justinian Institutes] Authenticae Seu Novellae Constitutiones dn. Justiniani Sacratiss. Principis,, 246 pgs., Ibid. Novellarum Constitutionum Justiniani Principus, 138 pgs., Ibid‑Justiani Imperatoris Edicta, 126 pgs., Ibid‑Justiniani PP.A Institutionum, 60 pgs., Antwerp, Plantini, 1575, Greek and Latin, bound with index, folio (13 1/4 in. x 9 in.), modern binding. [$700/1000]
Provenance: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, 2019; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

55. Mair, Paul Hektor, Geschlechter Buch... der... Statt Augspurg, Frankfurt am Maim, Sigmund Feyerabend, 1580, folio (12 2/8 in. x 7 1/2 in.), title printed in red and black, with woodcut of two knights, signed CM; 1 full‑page allegorical woodcut of Mercury and Plenty and a full‑page elaborate woodcut border enclosing a sub‑title, both signed I.A. (Jost Amman), and MF with knife (Lucas Mayer); 156 full‑page woodcuts depicting members of the great Augsburg families in full armor, with their coats of arms beside them and their names above a few signed CW (Christoph Weiditz II); printer's large woodcut device of Fame on last leaf; 2 elaborate woodcut tail‑pieces, old vellum. [$1800/2500]
Provenance: H.P. Kraus, Rare Books and Manuscripts, New York, 2003; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

56. Xenophon. Xenophontis Philosophi et Imperatoris Clarissimi, Quae Exstant Opera, In Duos Tomos Divisa…, Frankfurt: Andreas Wecheliherdes, 1596, 2 volumes, folio (14 in. x 9 in.), in Latin and Greek, vellum, with applied titles and numbers. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Vassilis Korovessis Rare Books, Athens, Greece, 2017; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

57. Basilius I, Macedo, Emperor. Parainetika pros ton eauton uion Leonta. Admonitoria ad filium suum Leonem, Paris, Nicolas Buon, 1637, Jean Paradis/translator, 8vo (5 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in.), Greek and Roman type, contemporary vellum, gold stamped title label on spine. [$600/900]
Provenance: H.P Kraus, Inc., Rare Books and Manuscripts, New York, 2002; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: Rare edition of the work attributed to the Byzantine Emperor, Basil I (d. 886), first published in 1584 by Federic Morel, and printed here in a parallel version with Greek and Latin text on facing pages. Cast in the form of a letter to his son, LEO, the work is a short treatise on ethical philosophy. One chapter, on 'God's Memory ' discusses moral conscience as the manifestation of Divine Memory in the human mind.

58. [Classical Warfare, 7 Volumes] Incl.
(1) Pseduo‑Hyginus (fl. 3rd century AD) and Polybius (c. 205‑125 BC). De castris Romanis. Amsterdam: Judocus Pluymer, 1660, 4to, extra‑engraved title, four engraved folding plates, device on title, woodcut initials and tailpiece, 18th c. tree calf, flat spine elaborately gilt in compartments, lettering‑piece, yellow edges, Lt. Gen G. L. Parker, bookplate.
(2)Aelianus, Claudius (c. 175‑235). Tactica, sive de instruendis aciebus. Leiden: Ludovic Elzevir, 1613, 4to, two folding engraved plates, eighteenth‑century calf binding, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering‑piece, Henry Godolphin (1648‑1733), provost of Eton and dean of St Paul's, inscription on title‑page stating this was sold as a duplicate, a few closed tears, (repaired), margins cropped affecting manuscript note on title, staining.
(3) Leo VI, Emperor of Byzantium. Tactica, sive de re militari. Leiden: Ludovic Elzevir, 1612, 4to (200 x 152mm.), 18th c. tree calf binding, flat spine gilt, red morocco, lettering‑piece, yellow edges.
(4) Lipsius, Justus (1547‑1606). De Militia Romana libri quinque commentarius ad Polybium, Antwerp: Joannes Moretus, 1598, engraved double‑page plate, engraved illustrations, engraved device on title‑page, woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, Ibid. Poliorcetican sive de machinis, tormentis, telis, Antwerp: Joannes Moretus, 1596, engraved illustrations, Ibid. Admiranda, sive de magnitudine Romana, three works in one volume, old vellum, octavo (10 in. x 6 7/8 in.)
(5) Ibid. De militira Romana libri quinque, Commentaries ad Polybium. Antwerp: Balthasar Moretus, 1630, 4to, engraved double-page plate, engraved illustrations, engraved device on title-page, woodcut initials, tree-calf binding, flat spine gilt, yellow edges.
(6) Polyaneus. Strategematum libri octo. Leiden: Johannes du Vivie and Jordan Luchtmans, 1691, Greek and Latin, engraved extra title, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials, contemporary paneled calf binding.
(7) Lydius Jacobus (1610-1679). Syntagma Sacrum de re Militari. Dordrecht: Cornelius Willegardus, 1698, 4to, Greek and Latin, engraved extra title-page, eight engraved plates, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 18th c. tree-calf, flat spine gilt, yellow edges. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Lt. Genl. G.L. Parker, bookplate in some volumes; Sotheby’s, London, Oct. 30, 2007, lot 3417; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

59. Bellori, Giovanni Pietro. Columna Antoniniana Marci Aurelii Antonini Augusti rebus gestis insignis Germanis simul..., Rome, apud auctorem, [1672], first edition, oblong folio (13 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in.), engraved title, 75 numbered engraved plates, of which plates 2 and 3 combined to form a large folding plate, and 2 unnumbered plates; early 19th c. Viennese binding, possibly from the workshop of M. Hermann, of mottled calf decorated in neo‑classical style, boards marbled green within a gold roll‑tooled border of alternating open and closed palmettes, smooth spine gilt with red morocco inlay and label, marbled end leaves. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Antoine Rivalz, painter, and etcher, 1667‑1735; Sotheby's, New York, The Inventory of H.P. Kraus, Dec. 5, 2003, lot 58; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: The column of Marcus Aurelius was erected after the Emperor's death in A.D. 180 to celebrate his victories against the German and Sarmation tribes north of the Danube. Beneath each plate are engraved Bellori's explanatory notes. Antiquarian, collector, and one of the founders of modern archaeology, Bellori was librarian to Queen Christina of Sweden, and from 1670‑1694, papal Commissioner of Antiquities.

60. Polyaenius.Polyaeni Strategematum, Jordanum Luchtmans, & Johannem du Vivie, 1690, 8 books in 1 volume, 16mo (7 3/4 in. x 4 1/2 in), wars against the Persians, strategy, in Latin and Greek, later calf. [$250/350]
Provenance: Vassilis Korovessis Rare Books, Athens, Greece, 2017; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

61. Ciampini, Giovanni Giustino (1633‑1698). De sacris aedificiis a Constantino Magno constructis: Synopsis historica, Rome, Giovanni Giacomo Komarek, 1693, 217 pgs., woodcut papal arms on title‑page, engraved frontispiece, 35 engraved plates (20 folding, 4 double‑page); BOUND WITH Vetera monimenta, in quibus praecipue…, 1690, woodcut papal arms on title‑page, engraved frontispiece, 76 engraved plates (some folding); two works in one volume, first editions, folio (11 3/4 in. x 8 in.), contemporary calf binding, gilt arms of Foucault on covers, spine gilt in compartments, red edges. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Nicolas‑Joseph Foucault, arms on covers and armorial bookplate; Sotheby's, London, Oct. 30, 2007, lot 3409; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: Ciampini's archaeological works are important as they describe many monuments of early Christianity which have since decayed or been demolished, including old St Peter's and St John Lateran. The second part of Vetera monimenta was published by Komarek in 1699.

62. Collection of Ethiopic Religious Texts, in Ge'ez, illuminated manuscripts on vellum, c. 1700‑20th c. Comprising: RELIGIOUS TEXTS [Ethiopia, c.1700]. 280 x 225mm. 161 leaves. 19-21 lines of text in two columns, rubrics in red, FORTY-SEVEN FULL-PAGE MINIATURES (prefatory cycle of illumination worn, rubbed and cockled, some dampstaining and marginal staining throughout). Contemporary paneled red leather stamped in blind (restored).
The manuscript features an image of St Abba Gabra Manfas Queddus, who died around 1433. He was an Ethiopian hermit monk who lived in the desert among sixty lions and sixty leopards, traditionally – as here – represented by two of each beast. The iconography in this form only became developed in the later 16th century. The painter’s use of color is characteristic of early Gondarine painting, appearing in both icons and works on parchment, and would suggest a late 17th/early18th-century date.
[With:] Four other Ethiopic manuscripts of varying dates, with later added illumination.
- PSALTER [Ethiopia, 17th century]. 150 x 140mm. 91 leaves. 19 lines of text, TEN MINIATURES (marginal staining). Modern full red morocco. Red morocco folding box.
- GOSPEL OF JOHN [Ethiopia, 19th century]. 150 x 95mm. 100 leaves. 16 lines of text in two columns, thread book markers sewn in upper outer margins, FOUR MINIATURES (marginal staining). Contemporary paneled calf stamped in blind with contemporary leather case and strap.
- MARIAN PRAYERS AND INVOCATIONS [Ethiopia, c.1900]. 180 x 115mm. 160 leaves. 25 lines of text, SIX MINIATURES (marginal staining and smudging, marginal scribbles in early folios). Contemporary wooden boards and tan leather case with strap (rubbed and soiled).
- MARIAN PRAYERS AND INVOCATIONS [Ethiopia, c.1900]. 160 x 105mm. 224 leaves. 17 lines of text in two columns. SEVEN MINIATURES and two hand-drawn decorative headpieces (marginal staining and occasional cockling). Contemporary wooden boards and brown leather case with strap (scuffed and soiled)
The illumination of these four manuscripts was likely added in the 20th century, with the original text scrubbed out. The Marian imagery with the Virgin holding a handkerchief is based on the Santa Maria Maggiore icon that the Jesuits introduced into Ethiopia in around 1600. Mary is often paired with St George from the late 18th century onward, and this is also when the blended green-yellow-red backgrounds found here begin to appear. (5 pcs.) [$5000/7000]
Provenance: Christie’s, New York, Ex Libris Jean R. Perette: Important Travel, Exploration and Cartography, April 5, 2016, lot 284.

63. Arrianus of Nicomedia, Expeditiones Alexandri Libri Septum et Historia Indica..., Jacobus Granovii, 1704, 7 books in 1 volume, folio (12 1/4 in. x 7 3/4 in.), 376 pgs., title page printed in red and black, in Latin and Greek, Alexander the Great's expeditions to the Far East. [$300/500]
Provenance: Vassilis Korovessis Rare Books, Athens, Greece, 2017; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

64. Felbien, Michel (1665‑1719). Histoire de la Ville de Paris, Paris: Guillaume Desprez and Jean Desessartz, 1725, first edition, 5 volumes, folio (15 1/4 in. x 9 3/4 in.), half‑titles in vols. I and III, engraved frontispiece, large folding map of Paris un‑joined on 3 sheets, 32 engraved plates (30 folding, some containing two images), contemporary calf, spines in 7 compartments with 6 raised bands, tan morocco lettering pieces, red edges. [$1000/1500]
Provenance: Christie's, New York, April 5, 2016, lot 131; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

65. Riou, Stephen (1720‑1780), The Grecian Orders of Architecture. Delineated and Explained from the Antiquities of Athens, London: Printed by J. Dixwell for the Author, 1768, first edition, folio (18 3/4 in. x 11 1/2 in.), engraved vignette on title‑page, 28 engraved plates (8 double‑page), head and tail‑pieces in text, contemporary diced Russia gilt, spine gilt. [$3000/5000]
Provenance: Christie's, New York, Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana, Dec. 5, 2008, lot 30; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: The only edition of Riou's attempt at systematizing Greek architecture. A 1751 archaeological expedition funded by the Society of Dilettanti exposed for the first time the elements of classic Greek architecture. British architects and enthusiasts, including Riou, took up the challenge to emulate the style, giving birth to the Greek Revival movement.

66. Choiseul‑Gouffier, Marie Gabriel Comte de. Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, Paris, J.J. Blaise, 1782‑1809‑1822, first edition, first printing, 3 volumes in 4 folios (19 3/4 in. x 13 in.), the first bound in mottled calf, the other 3 in their original publisher's boards; 3 engraved titles, one portrait frontispiece of the author, 2 large fold‑out maps of Greece, and 263 plates (of 285) after Hilaire. [$4000/6000]
Provenance: Sotheby's, Paris, June 15, 2005, lot 22; Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..
Note: Choiseul‑Gouffier travelled with the artist Jean‑Baptiste Hilaire to the Levant in 1776. The author's admiration for Greece and its people, combined with the skill of Hilaire's recreation of its topography and costume was received with great enthusiasm by the French public. On its appearance in 1782 the work was so successful that in 1784 Choiseul‑Gouffier was appointed ambassador to Constantinople. A second volume appeared in 1809 and a third (i.e. volume 2, part 2) was published posthumously in 1822. The work is particularly notable for its plates, including as they do fine views architectural details, and accurate maps. Despite the title there is considerable information and many illustrations of Turkey and Constantinople.

67. [Antique Italian Book on Lace Making], l"Honesto Essempio, Venice, Fernando Ongania/Editor, 1878, octavo, facsimile book after a 1550 book on lacemaking, limited to 100 copies, this being # 94, with 28 plates, modern binding. [$150/250]
Provenance: Demetrius S. Spanos, MD Collection, Jonesboro, AR..

68. 14 kt. White Gold, Black Diamond and Diamond Ring, center prong set round brilliant cut Fancy Black diamond, wt. approx. 4.49 cts., approx. 9.40‑9.40 x 7.00 mm, irradiated color, déclassé clarity; bezel and supports with 68 prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.46 ct., approx. 1.70‑1.00 x 0.81 mm, G‑I color, I1 to I2 clarity; size 7; AIG report. [$800/1200]

69. 14 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Triple Cluster Ring, each cluster with champagne diamond (I‑2 clarity) surrounded by small white diamonds, size 7.5. [$800/1200]

70. Pair of 14 kt. Yellow Gold and Champagne Diamond Guard Rings, I‑2 clarity, size 7. [$600/900]

71. 18 kt. White and Yellow Gold and Colorless and Yellow Diamond Ring, pavé‑set with oval‑cut and pear‑cut yellow diamonds, total wt. approx. 3.25 cts. and round brilliant‑cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.00 ct.; size 7.25; 11.8 grams total wt. [$2000/3000]

72. 14 kt. White and Yellow Gold and Diamond Ring, center prong set cushion modified brilliant cut Fancy Deep Brownish Orangey Yellow diamond, wt. 0.60 ct., 4.73 x 4.51 x 3.11 mm, SI2 clarity; double halo with round cut Fancy Yellow and colorless diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.60 ct., G‑H color, SI clarity; size 7; GIA and IAS reports. [$800/1200]

73. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Eternity Band, 22 bezel set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.56 cts.; size 7. [$500/700]

74. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Hoop Earrings, 50 round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 4.51 cts.; dia. 1 1/2 in. [$2000/3000]

75. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Earrings, set with 26 graduated round cut diamonds; l. 5/8 in. [$700/900]

76. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Cross Pendant with 18 kt. Yellow Gold Chain, 11 prong set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 2.39 cts.; chain, l. 19 1/2 in. [$1500/2500]

77. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Bracelet, 30 prong and bezel set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 3.51 cts.; sliding adjustable bead clasp. [$2000/3000]

78. 18 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Necklace, approx. 106 prong set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 9.29 cts.; l. 16 1/2 in. [$4000/6000]

79. 14 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Bracelet, set with 60 round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 5.64 cts., 2.8‑3.2 mm, I‑K color, SI2 to I2 clarity; l. 6.75 in.; AIGL report. [$2500/3500]

80. Antique 14 t. Yellow Gold and Diamond Pin/Pendant, set with 7 Old Mine cut diamonds totaling approx. 1.18 ct., I‑J color, VS1‑VS2 clarity, approx. 1 1/8 in. dia., on a later 14 kt. yellow gold chain, l. 17 in. [$2000/3000]

81. Art Deco 14 kt. White Gold Filigree and Diamond Bar Pin, set with 7 Old European cut diamonds totaling approx. 0.69 ct., J‑K color, VS2‑SI1 clarity, l. 2 1/2 in. [$800/1200]

82. Art Deco Platinum and Diamond Ring, set with approx. 1.63 ct. Old European cut diamond, K color, VS2 clarity, surrounded by 20 bead set single cut diamonds totaling approx. 0.40 ct., J‑K color, VS2‑SI2 clarity. [$7000/9000]

83. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Necklace, prong set graduated round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 15.60 cts. [$5000/7000]

84. 14 kt. White Gold and Diamond Bangle Bracelet, approx. 42 graduated prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 3.35 cts. [$1500/2500]

85. 14 kt. White Gold and Diamond Tennis Bracelet, approx. 45 prong set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 4.53 cts.; l. 7 in. [$2000/3000]

86. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Bracelet, round cut diamonds set in cross design, total wt. approx. 5.76 cts.; l. 7 1/2 in. [$3500/4500]

87. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Quadruple Band Ring, set with 2 round cut diamonds and 2 emerald cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.00 ct.; bands and bezels set with round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.20 cts.; size 6.5. [$1500/2500]

88. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Unity Ring, center prong set pear shape diamond, total wt. approx. 1.51 cts.; bezel and shoulders with round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.34 ct.; size 7.5. [$3000/5000]

89. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Eternity Band, 22 bezel set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.56 cts.; size 7. [$500/700]

90. Pair of 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Stud Earrings, 2 center oval shape diamonds surrounded by bezels with round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.70 cts. [$700/900]

91. Pair of 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Stud Earrings, 2 center prong set round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 1.58 cts.; bezels with round cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.35 ct. [$800/1200]

92. Art Deco‑Style Platinum and Diamond Art Unity Ring, center bezel set round brilliant cut diamond, wt. approx. 0.51 ct., 4.85‑4.80 x 2.95 mm, G color, I‑1 clarity; surround with 50 prong and channel set round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.89 ct., G‑I color, VS‑1 to SI‑1 clarity; size 6.75; AIG report. [$2500/3500]

93. Platinum and Diamond Ring, center prong set round brilliant cut diamond, wt. approx. 1.20 cts., approx. 6.40‑6.30 x 4.40 mm, H color, I1 clarity; surround with 58 prong and channel set round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 2.63 cts., F‑H color, VS1 to SI1; size 6.25; AIG report. [$4000/6000]

94. 14 kt. White Gold and Diamond Pendant with 14 kt. White Gold Chain, center bezel set round brilliant cut diamond, wt. approx. 0.37 ct., G color, SI2 clarity; link chain, l. 16 in.; IAS report. [$400/600]

95. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Triple Strand Bracelet, set with 225 graduated round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 9.05 cts., approx. 2.0‑3.2 mm, G‑H‑I color, VS clarity; l. 7 in.; Florida Diamond Appraisal report. [$7000/9000]

96. Platinum and Diamond Tennis Bracelet, set with 50 round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 8.14 cts., 3.4‑3.6 mm, G‑H color, I1 to I2 clarity; l. 7 1/4 in.; AIGL report. [$6000/8000]

97. Platinum and Diamond Ring, set with round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 0.59 ct., G‑H color, SI1 to SI2 clarity; size 6.75; IAS report. [$800/1200]

98. 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Necklace, set with 161 round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 9.71 cts., 2.1‑3.8 mm, G‑I color, VS2 to SI2 clarity; l. 17 in.; AIGL report. [$7000/9000]

99. Platinum and Diamond Tennis Bracelet, set with 60 prong set round brilliant cut diamonds, total wt. approx. 5.55 cts., 2.9‑3.3 mm, G‑H color, I1 to I2 clarity; l. 7 3/8 in.; AIGL report. [$3500/4500]