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Property from the family collection of the Ducs de Luynes
The title of the Duc de Luynes was created by Louis XIII for one of his court favourites and hunting companion, Charles d'Albert, later Marshal of France, in 1619. The title has, without exception, remained in the direct line of descent ever since.
The hunting firearms offered in the following nine Lots fall into two distinct groups, the first from the time of Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert de Luynes, the sixth duke, and the second group from that of Honor Thodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, the eighth duke.
Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert de Luynes inherited the title in 1771, on the death of his father. He pursued a successful military career becoming a Colonel Général of Dragoons in 1783. He was well-known for his liberal politics, joining the Third Estate of the bourgeoisie and peasants during the Constituent Assembly of 1789, on the eve of the Revolution and resigning his commission. He survived the Terror, retiring to the Chateau de Dampierre. He later became a member of the Sénat conservateur under Napoleon, receiving the Légion d'honneur in 1803
His grandson, Honor Thodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, the 8th duke, acceded to the title in 1839. He was a renowned connoisseur and collector, with interests ranging from antiquities to contemporary painting. He also maintained a collection of arms and armour at Dampierre, which featured the ceremonial sword of Youssef, the son of the last Nasrid king of Granada. On his death, his collection was donated to the Cabinet des Médailles.
A RARE FRENCH 7-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION BALL-GUN
BY LE PAGE, ARQ.ER DU ROI, CIRCA 1840
Details
A RARE FRENCH 7-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION BALL-GUN
BY LE PAGE, ARQ.ER DU ROI, CIRCA 1840
With browned twist three-stage sighted barrel signed 'LE PAGE ARQ.ER DU ROI' and 'BREVET©E' in gold on the octagonal breech section, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with two gold lines and with pierced platium plug, foliate engraved tang with raised sighting groove, scroll engraved back-action lock with large hammer signed 'LE PAGE BREVET©E' in gold (mechanism at fault), figured walnut half-stock (grip smashed through and repaired with applied strips of metal) with chequered grip (butt with old worm holes), foliate engraved iron mounts (trigger-guard tang broken through), iron sling mounts (front mount incomplete), and brass-mounted wooden ramrod, some original finish to barrel and breech
29½in. (73.7cm.) barrel
BY LE PAGE, ARQ.ER DU ROI, CIRCA 1840
With browned twist three-stage sighted barrel signed 'LE PAGE ARQ.ER DU ROI' and 'BREVET©E' in gold on the octagonal breech section, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with two gold lines and with pierced platium plug, foliate engraved tang with raised sighting groove, scroll engraved back-action lock with large hammer signed 'LE PAGE BREVET©E' in gold (mechanism at fault), figured walnut half-stock (grip smashed through and repaired with applied strips of metal) with chequered grip (butt with old worm holes), foliate engraved iron mounts (trigger-guard tang broken through), iron sling mounts (front mount incomplete), and brass-mounted wooden ramrod, some original finish to barrel and breech
29½in. (73.7cm.) barrel
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