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CIRCA 1750-1770
Details
AN EARLY FITTED CASE FOR A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUNS
Circa 1750-1770
Lined in green baize (damaged) and printed paper, the exterior covered with black leather studded with brass tacks, the lid padded with horsehair and with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, retaining two incomplete leather straps
43in. (109.2cm.) wide
Circa 1750-1770
Lined in green baize (damaged) and printed paper, the exterior covered with black leather studded with brass tacks, the lid padded with horsehair and with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, retaining two incomplete leather straps
43in. (109.2cm.) wide
Provenance
The Counts von Giech, Schloß Thurnau, Franconia, Sotheby & Co., London, 19 November 1974, lot 185
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back. British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment, p. 2, plates 4 and 8, and dust-jacket
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.