Adam's Country House Collections 18th & 19th October 2021

262 Country House Col lections 663 A FINE EARLY 18TH CENTURY NAVAL PRESENTATION DIRK, awarded to Captain James Dunbar from His Highness the Duke of Sussex, having a jade hilt with gilt brass furniture and scroll quillions, the eastern fluted blade adapted to fit a traditional black leather scabbard with brass mounts. The Duke of Sussex was the 9th child of George III, Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843). Captain James Dunbar served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. He was appointed Post Captain in 1802 and finished in 1809 and made Baronet in 1814. € 4,000 - 6,000 664 AN 18TH CENTURY HUNTING SHORT SWORD, the hilt mounted with white metal mounts, lion pommel, vignettes with deer and a guard similarly decorated, the blade dated 1776 and inscribed L.T.C.E G2E For- tana. € 1,500 - 2,000