Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms is that of Ernst August I, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1688-1748), with the Order of the White Falcon, which he founded in 1733
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BY JEAN(?) BRION, PARIS, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A Fine 20-Bore French Flintlock Fowling-Piece
By Jean(?) Brion, Paris, second quarter of the 18th Century
With tapering barrel retaining most of its original blued and gilt finish and with sighting flat, silver fore-sight, and gold bands at the muzzle and breech, the breech section signed in gold and decorated with gold scrollwork, dots, and a martial trophy, gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved tang, signed flat bevelled lock with stepped tail engraved with a stag in a landscape, moulded figured walnut full stock lightly carved with foliage (fore-end chipped and repaired), finely engraved iron mounts including shaped solid side-plate with two hounds and a boar in a landscape, the tang of the butt-plate with a coat-of-arms, iron sling mounts, faceted ramrod-pipes, horn-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition overall
38½in. (97.8cm.) barrel
By Jean(?) Brion, Paris, second quarter of the 18th Century
With tapering barrel retaining most of its original blued and gilt finish and with sighting flat, silver fore-sight, and gold bands at the muzzle and breech, the breech section signed in gold and decorated with gold scrollwork, dots, and a martial trophy, gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved tang, signed flat bevelled lock with stepped tail engraved with a stag in a landscape, moulded figured walnut full stock lightly carved with foliage (fore-end chipped and repaired), finely engraved iron mounts including shaped solid side-plate with two hounds and a boar in a landscape, the tang of the butt-plate with a coat-of-arms, iron sling mounts, faceted ramrod-pipes, horn-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition overall
38½in. (97.8cm.) barrel
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.