4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
231
‡ A 20 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 three pairs of iron wire tendrils over the fore-end, those at the front and rear enclosed by iron bands and forming the barrel bolt washers, further tendrils enclosing the foliate side nail washers, fishtail pommel enclosed by a moulded band and inlaid with further tendrils, faceted trigger-guard, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (seized, probably an early association), 60.8 cm overall
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. 781
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 three pairs of iron wire tendrils over the fore-end, those at the front and rear enclosed by iron bands and forming the barrel bolt washers, further tendrils enclosing the foliate side nail washers, fishtail pommel enclosed by a moulded band and inlaid with further tendrils, faceted trigger-guard, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (seized, probably an early association), 60.8 cm overall
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. 781
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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