4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
230
‡ A 54 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640
with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with pierced iron plaques over the fore-end, beneath the lock and on the base of the pommel, iron mounts comprising a moulded band enclosing the pommel, faceted trigger-guard, a pair of foliate side nail washers, and fore-end cap incorporating a ramrod-pipe, (associated iron-tipped ramrod), 62.7 cm overall
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. 784
Sold for £2,000
with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with pierced iron plaques over the fore-end, beneath the lock and on the base of the pommel, iron mounts comprising a moulded band enclosing the pommel, faceted trigger-guard, a pair of foliate side nail washers, and fore-end cap incorporating a ramrod-pipe, (associated iron-tipped ramrod), 62.7 cm overall
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. 784
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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