Lot Essay
Staudenmayer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York
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BY SAMUEL HENRY STAUDENMAYER, NO. 35 COCK SPUR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
Details
A Fine Cased 16-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun With Spare Barrel
By Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, No. 35 Cock Spur Street, Charing Cross, London, circa 1800
With two-stage browned twist barrel with silver fore-sight and turned girdle, the breech section octagonal then sixteen-sided (some minor pitting and rust staining) and signed in gold on the top flat, case-hardened patent recessed breech engraved 'Patent' and with two gold lines and gold-lined hood above the gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved tang decorated with a dog and a bird, signed engraved case-hardened lock with roller, gold-lined rainproof pan, and small lip on the pan-cover, finely figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised leather-covered cheek-piece, finely engraved iron mounts decorated en suite with the barrel tang and with traces of blued finish, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, iron sling mounts, and original horn-tipped ramrod with worm: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories, and spare covert or woodcock barrel also signed in gold and retaining its ramrod, the lid with trade label for 1800-1812 and flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks
321/8in. (81.1cm.) and 281/8in. (71.5cm.) barrels
By Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, No. 35 Cock Spur Street, Charing Cross, London, circa 1800
With two-stage browned twist barrel with silver fore-sight and turned girdle, the breech section octagonal then sixteen-sided (some minor pitting and rust staining) and signed in gold on the top flat, case-hardened patent recessed breech engraved 'Patent' and with two gold lines and gold-lined hood above the gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved tang decorated with a dog and a bird, signed engraved case-hardened lock with roller, gold-lined rainproof pan, and small lip on the pan-cover, finely figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised leather-covered cheek-piece, finely engraved iron mounts decorated en suite with the barrel tang and with traces of blued finish, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, iron sling mounts, and original horn-tipped ramrod with worm: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories, and spare covert or woodcock barrel also signed in gold and retaining its ramrod, the lid with trade label for 1800-1812 and flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks
321/8in. (81.1cm.) and 281/8in. (71.5cm.) barrels
Provenance
Lady Newdegate, Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, plate 484
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.