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Auction archive: Lot number 199

A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,432 - US$4,053
Price realised:
£4,375
ca. US$7,093
Auction archive: Lot number 199

A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,432 - US$4,053
Price realised:
£4,375
ca. US$7,093
Beschreibung:

A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 WITH REBROWNED TWIST SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER LONDON GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY' TOWARDS THE BREECH, ENGRAVED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT, ENGRAVED FLAT BEVELLED BOLTED LOCKS EACH WITH STEPPED TAIL, WALNUT FULL STOCKS EACH WITH DIAMOND CHEQUERED BUTT, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS, AND ORIGINAL HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ORIGINAL LINED AND FITTED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING PISTOL-FLASK AND BULLET MOULD, THE EXTERIOR WITH LARGE CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON ENGRAVED 'GEORGE BLACKMAN 1815', ONE END WITH BRASS CARRYING HANDLE OF CHIPPENDALE FORM 8IN. (20.3CM.) BARRELS

Auction archive: Lot number 199
Auction:
Datum:
22 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
22 June 2011, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790
A CASED PAIR OF 16-BORE FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 WITH REBROWNED TWIST SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER LONDON GUN MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY' TOWARDS THE BREECH, ENGRAVED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT, ENGRAVED FLAT BEVELLED BOLTED LOCKS EACH WITH STEPPED TAIL, WALNUT FULL STOCKS EACH WITH DIAMOND CHEQUERED BUTT, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS, AND ORIGINAL HORN-TIPPED RAMRODS EACH WITH WORM, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ORIGINAL LINED AND FITTED MAHOGANY CASE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING PISTOL-FLASK AND BULLET MOULD, THE EXTERIOR WITH LARGE CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON ENGRAVED 'GEORGE BLACKMAN 1815', ONE END WITH BRASS CARRYING HANDLE OF CHIPPENDALE FORM 8IN. (20.3CM.) BARRELS

Auction archive: Lot number 199
Auction:
Datum:
22 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
22 June 2011, London, South Kensington
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