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Auction archive: Lot number 148

A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOL...

Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,485 - US$9,728
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,133
Auction archive: Lot number 148

A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOL...

Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$6,485 - US$9,728
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,133
Beschreibung:

A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS
LE PAGE, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY
A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS LE PAGE, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY WITH BROWNED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH WITH MULTIGROOVE RIFLING AND RESPECTIVELY NUMBERED '1' AND '2' IN SILVER TOWARDS THE BREECH, BORDER ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED BREECHES, CASE-HARDENED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT AND ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE AND A DIFFERING VIGNETTE OF A DUCK, FLAT CASE-HARDENED DETENTED LOCKS EACH ENGRAVED WITH A SPIDER'S WEB ON THE TAIL AND SIGNED 'LE PAGE A PARIS' WITHIN A GOLD CARTOUCHE, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCKS EACH CARVED WITH A SHELL ON THE FORE-END, A BAND OF FOLIAGE WITH ACORNS AND A FLOWER-HEAD AROUND THE BARREL-TANG, AND A BAND OF KNOT-WORK AT THE BASE OF THE BUTT, FISH-SCALE CHEQUERED BUTTS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS, CARVED HARDWOOD BUTT-CAPS WITH CASE-HARDENED BASES, SET TRIGGERS, AND SILVER ESCUTCHEONS AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, IN ORIGINAL CLOSE-FITTED BRASS-CORNERED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN DARK GREEN VELVET WITH A FULL COMPLIMENT OF ACCESSORIES, THE EXTERIOR WITH A LARGE INLAID BRASS HUNTING HORN INCORPORATING THE FLUSH-FITTING CARRYING HANDLE 8 7/8IN. (22.5CM.) BARRELS

Auction archive: Lot number 148
Auction:
Datum:
22 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
22 June 2011, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS
LE PAGE, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY
A FINE CASED PAIR OF FRENCH 25-BORE PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOLS LE PAGE, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY WITH BROWNED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARRELS EACH WITH MULTIGROOVE RIFLING AND RESPECTIVELY NUMBERED '1' AND '2' IN SILVER TOWARDS THE BREECH, BORDER ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED BREECHES, CASE-HARDENED TANGS EACH INCORPORATING THE REAR-SIGHT AND ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE AND A DIFFERING VIGNETTE OF A DUCK, FLAT CASE-HARDENED DETENTED LOCKS EACH ENGRAVED WITH A SPIDER'S WEB ON THE TAIL AND SIGNED 'LE PAGE A PARIS' WITHIN A GOLD CARTOUCHE, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCKS EACH CARVED WITH A SHELL ON THE FORE-END, A BAND OF FOLIAGE WITH ACORNS AND A FLOWER-HEAD AROUND THE BARREL-TANG, AND A BAND OF KNOT-WORK AT THE BASE OF THE BUTT, FISH-SCALE CHEQUERED BUTTS, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SPURRED TRIGGER-GUARDS, CARVED HARDWOOD BUTT-CAPS WITH CASE-HARDENED BASES, SET TRIGGERS, AND SILVER ESCUTCHEONS AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, IN ORIGINAL CLOSE-FITTED BRASS-CORNERED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN DARK GREEN VELVET WITH A FULL COMPLIMENT OF ACCESSORIES, THE EXTERIOR WITH A LARGE INLAID BRASS HUNTING HORN INCORPORATING THE FLUSH-FITTING CARRYING HANDLE 8 7/8IN. (22.5CM.) BARRELS

Auction archive: Lot number 148
Auction:
Datum:
22 Jun 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
22 June 2011, London, South Kensington
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