UNIQUE AND SPLENDID WORK OF ART PRESENTATION CASED SCOTTISH HIGHLAND OFFICERʼS FULL DRESS GARNITURE BY MACKAY CUNNINGHAM & CO. EDINGBURGH CIRCA 1845.

This garniture of Scottish regalia comprises a traditional basket hilt broadsword of so-called claymore form, the hilt of chased ovals decorated with thistles and intertwined scrolls set between hallmarked branches. Please note the hallmarks are not silver marks but makerʼs marks. The counterguard bears a coat of arms and the pommel is set with a magnificent caringorm. The 32 inch blade has numerous fullers and is frost etched with thistles and scrolls signed by the makers. The reverse is inscribed with an elaborate presentation reading: “The Tenants On The Estate Of Ardnamurchan And Sunart To Thomas Milles Riddell Esq Lieut In The 7TH Dragoon Guards On His Departure To Join His Regiment At The Cape Of Good Hope AD 1846 To Mark Their Respect And Attachment To His Family And Their Affectionate Regard For Himself.” The black Morocco leather scabbard with high relief solid silver overlays on a heavily silvered brass base. The locket features the Goddess of Victory, a knight in armor, a stagʼs head, a wolfhound, and the Riddell crest. The chape is decorated with rose and thistle motifs surmounted by an eagle with spread wings. The sgain dubh with caringorm and Riddell crest. The Highland dirk of characteristic form with 13.25 inch blade, signed, etched, and inscribed en suite with the broadsword. The mounts overlaid with silver and the chased pommel is inlaid with a caringorm. The sheath of black Morocco leather with silver overlaid mounts and knife and fork inlaid with caringorm. Other regalia comprises a tartan dress brooch with massive caringorm, field brooch, Glengarry dress badge, buckle, shoe buckles, and dress belt. The Highland dress percussion pistols are signed on the lock plates Mackay Cunningham and Co. Edinburgh. The ramʼs horn stocks are inlaid with solid silver sphinxes and the Riddell crest and have silver ball triggers and silver nipple picks of thistle form. Literature: Antique Arms Annual, 1971, page 45 PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistols retain nearly all original bluing, casehardening, and are as new. Broadsword, dirk, sgain dubh, and buckles retain nearly all their original silvering and silver. The garniture is cased in its original Scottish oak presentation case lined in red felt, 43 inches long, 19.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches deep. The lower section contains a bullet mold, field belt, and a sporran with thistles and the Riddell Coat of Arms. The original hand written letter of presentation dated 18 January 1846. This magnificent survival of Scottish regalia is unique in or out of a museum. It offers the Scottish collector the opportunity to acquire the centerpiece of any Scottish weapons collection even the most advanced. It is a work of art that would be the featured item in anyoneʼs gun room. 4-51208 (80,000-120,000) – Lot 2142

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2142	$46,000.00	UNIQUE AND SPLENDID WORK OF ART PRESENTATION CASED SCOTTISH HIGHLAND OFFICERʼS FULL DRESS GARNITURE BY MACKAY CUNNINGHAM & CO. EDINGBURGH CIRCA 1845. This garniture of Scottish regalia comprises a traditional basket hilt broadsword of so-called claymore form, the hilt of chased ovals decorated with thistles and intertwined scrolls set between hallmarked branches. Please note the hallmarks are not silver marks but makerʼs marks. The counterguard bears a coat of arms and the pommel is set with a magnificent caringorm. The 32 inch blade has numerous fullers and is frost etched with thistles and scrolls signed by the makers. The reverse is inscribed with an elaborate presentation reading: “The Tenants On The Estate Of Ardnamurchan And Sunart To Thomas Milles Riddell Esq Lieut In The 7TH Dragoon Guards On His Departure To Join His Regiment At The Cape Of Good Hope AD 1846 To Mark Their Respect And Attachment To His Family And Their Affectionate Regard For Himself.” The black Morocco leather scabbard with high relief solid silver overlays on a heavily silvered brass base. The locket features the Goddess of Victory, a knight in armor, a stagʼs head, a wolfhound, and the Riddell crest. The chape is decorated with rose and thistle motifs surmounted by an eagle with spread wings. The sgain dubh with caringorm and Riddell crest. The Highland dirk of characteristic form with 13.25 inch blade, signed, etched, and inscribed en suite with the broadsword. The mounts overlaid with silver and the chased pommel is inlaid with a caringorm. The sheath of black Morocco leather with silver overlaid mounts and knife and fork inlaid with caringorm. Other regalia comprises a tartan dress brooch with massive caringorm, field brooch, Glengarry dress badge, buckle, shoe buckles, and dress belt. The Highland dress percussion pistols are signed on the lock plates Mackay Cunningham and Co. Edinburgh. The ramʼs horn stocks are inlaid with solid silver sphinxes and the Riddell crest and have silver ball triggers and silver nipple picks of thistle form. Literature: Antique Arms Annual, 1971, page 45 PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Pistols retain nearly all original bluing, casehardening, and are as new. Broadsword, dirk, sgain dubh, and buckles retain nearly all their original silvering and silver. The garniture is cased in its original Scottish oak presentation case lined in red felt, 43 inches long, 19.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches deep. The lower section contains a bullet mold, field belt, and a sporran with thistles and the Riddell Coat of Arms. The original hand written letter of presentation dated 18 January 1846. This magnificent survival of Scottish regalia is unique in or out of a museum. It offers the Scottish collector the opportunity to acquire the centerpiece of any Scottish weapons collection even the most advanced. It is a work of art that would be the featured item in anyoneʼs gun room. 4-51208 (80,000-120,000) – Lot 2142 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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UNIQUE AND SPLENDID WORK OF ART PRESENTATION CASED SCOTTISH HIGHLAND OFFICERʼS FULL DRESS GARNITURE BY MACKAY CUNNINGHAM & CO. EDINGBURGH CIRCA 1845.