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BY CAIRE À ST. ETIENNE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF FRENCH 28-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS
BY CAIRE À ST. ETIENNE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each with tapering barrels with engraved gilt foliage along the rib and at the breech, silver fore-sight, engraved grooved tang, one retaining some original blued finish, signed scroll engraved flat bevelled locks, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage behind the barrel-tang and rear ramrod-pipe, foliate engraved iron mounts including spurred pommel engraved with a putto-mask and a sunburst on the pommel-cap, silver escutcheon engraved with a coat-of-arms, and original iron-capped ramrods, one with worm (some wear and defects throughout)
8½in. (21.8cm.) barrels (2)
BY CAIRE À ST. ETIENNE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each with tapering barrels with engraved gilt foliage along the rib and at the breech, silver fore-sight, engraved grooved tang, one retaining some original blued finish, signed scroll engraved flat bevelled locks, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage behind the barrel-tang and rear ramrod-pipe, foliate engraved iron mounts including spurred pommel engraved with a putto-mask and a sunburst on the pommel-cap, silver escutcheon engraved with a coat-of-arms, and original iron-capped ramrods, one with worm (some wear and defects throughout)
8½in. (21.8cm.) barrels (2)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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