Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed Spring 2024

 
Lot 176
 

176

AN UNUSUAL 100 BORE D.B. MATCHLOCK PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY

with tapering barrels of square section engraved with scrollwork on the top-flats and divided by a wood fillet, shaped integral pans with pivot-covers, flat locks, each engraved with a pair of lines on the tail and with six stars enclosing a central star beneath the pans, fitted with shaped serpentines operated by separate triggers, full stock, and strongly curved butt carved in imitation of a horn, inlaid with a bone portrait rondel beneath the action and a further rondel on each side of the butt, 25.5 cm overall

Sold for £440


 

with tapering barrels of square section engraved with scrollwork on the top-flats and divided by a wood fillet, shaped integral pans with pivot-covers, flat locks, each engraved with a pair of lines on the tail and with six stars enclosing a central star beneath the pans, fitted with shaped serpentines operated by separate triggers, full stock, and strongly curved butt carved in imitation of a horn, inlaid with a bone portrait rondel beneath the action and a further rondel on each side of the butt, 25.5 cm overall

Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024

 

Including:

Antique Arms & Armour

Asian Works of Art

Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books

Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)

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