拍品專文
Restocked and remounted in the early 19th Century, apparently in Ireland, and probably by John Rigby
細節
A PAIR OF 30-BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with a line of beadwork at the breech, tangs engraved with flowers, gold-lined touch-holes, signed locks with safety-catch, and roller bearing on a ramp, the cock and tail en suite with the barrel tang (one cock a working replacement), figured walnut half-stocks, chequered fish-tail butts, engraved steel mounts including butt-caps and spurred trigger-guards with pineapple finial, set triggers, horn fore-end caps, vacant silver escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrods (not a pair), London proof marks
15in. (30.8cm.) (2)
BY H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
With signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with a line of beadwork at the breech, tangs engraved with flowers, gold-lined touch-holes, signed locks with safety-catch, and roller bearing on a ramp, the cock and tail en suite with the barrel tang (one cock a working replacement), figured walnut half-stocks, chequered fish-tail butts, engraved steel mounts including butt-caps and spurred trigger-guards with pineapple finial, set triggers, horn fore-end caps, vacant silver escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrods (not a pair), London proof marks
15in. (30.8cm.) (2)
來源
The Earl of Iveagh, removed from Elveden Hall, sold in these Rooms 2 May 1984, lot 162