with tapering etched twist sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form, moulded at the muzzle and encrusted with gilt flowerheads, chiselled with gold encrusted cartouches and a band over the breech, and retained by five shaped and engraved gilt barrel bands (two associated), standing back-sight, integral pan with no provision for a cover, gilt tang, enclosed action with shaped serpentine with engraved terminal, pierced and chiselled trigger decorated with scrolling foliage and a flowerhead, full stock with characteristic ‘hooked’ butt, gilt copper alloy butt-plate and two sling swivels, and associated iron ramrod, 106.7 cm barrel
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H02
The owner’s catalogue attributes this gun to the Armoury of the Raja of Bolpur, West Bengal. A related example was sold Sotheby’s 3rd April 1978, lot 98.
Sold for £1,000
with tapering etched twist sighted barrel of ‘hog’s back’ form, moulded at the muzzle and encrusted with gilt flowerheads, chiselled with gold encrusted cartouches and a band over the breech, and retained by five shaped and engraved gilt barrel bands (two associated), standing back-sight, integral pan with no provision for a cover, gilt tang, enclosed action with shaped serpentine with engraved terminal, pierced and chiselled trigger decorated with scrolling foliage and a flowerhead, full stock with characteristic ‘hooked’ butt, gilt copper alloy butt-plate and two sling swivels, and associated iron ramrod, 106.7 cm barrel
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H02
The owner’s catalogue attributes this gun to the Armoury of the Raja of Bolpur, West Bengal. A related example was sold Sotheby’s 3rd April 1978, lot 98.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 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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