BY CHRISTOPH FREUND A FRSTENAU, CIRCA 1760
Details
A FINE 15-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN WITH ENCLOSED LOCK
BY CHRISTOPH FREUND A FRSTENAU, CIRCA 1760
WITH FINE EARLIER TURKISH FOUR-STAGE TWIST SIGHTED BARREL WITH APPLIED SILVER BANDS AND MOULDED MUZZLE, CHISELLED IN LOW RELIEF WITH PANELS OF ARABESQUES RETAINING NEARLY ALL THEIR SILVER INLAY, AND SET WITH NUMEROUS CORAL BEADS, ENGRAVED TANG, SIGNED ROUNDED LOCK FINELY CHISELLED WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN RELIEF AGAINST A GILT FISH-ROE GROUND, MOULDED HIGHLY FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (MINOR REPAIR AT LOCK) CARVED WITH ROCOCO FLOWERS AND SCROLLWORK IN RELIEF, THE BUTT WITH CHEEK-PIECE INLAID WITH A STAR IN WHITE AND DARK HORN AND A GILT-BRASS ROCOCO PANEL, AND WITH SLIDING PATCH-BOX COVER MOUNTED IN GILT-BRASS, GILT-BRASS MOUNTS FINELY CAST AND CHASED IN RELIEF WITH SCENES OF THE CHASE AND FURTHER ROCOCO DESIGNS, ROCOCO ESCUTCHEON WITH CORONET ABOVE, TURNED GILT-BRASS RAMROD-PIPES, CAST AND CHASED ROCOCO GILT-BRASS FORE-END CAP, IRON SLING MOUNTS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMROD, THE BUTT WITH COPPER ARMOURY TAG NUMBERED 281
36¾IN. (93.3CM.) BARREL
THE BARREL IS AN UNUSUALLY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE CAPTURED AT THE RELIEF OF THE SIEGE OF VIENNA IN 1683
CHRISTOPH FREUND AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WERE COURT GUNMAKERS TO THE COUNTS ZU ERBACH
BY CHRISTOPH FREUND A FRSTENAU, CIRCA 1760
WITH FINE EARLIER TURKISH FOUR-STAGE TWIST SIGHTED BARREL WITH APPLIED SILVER BANDS AND MOULDED MUZZLE, CHISELLED IN LOW RELIEF WITH PANELS OF ARABESQUES RETAINING NEARLY ALL THEIR SILVER INLAY, AND SET WITH NUMEROUS CORAL BEADS, ENGRAVED TANG, SIGNED ROUNDED LOCK FINELY CHISELLED WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN RELIEF AGAINST A GILT FISH-ROE GROUND, MOULDED HIGHLY FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (MINOR REPAIR AT LOCK) CARVED WITH ROCOCO FLOWERS AND SCROLLWORK IN RELIEF, THE BUTT WITH CHEEK-PIECE INLAID WITH A STAR IN WHITE AND DARK HORN AND A GILT-BRASS ROCOCO PANEL, AND WITH SLIDING PATCH-BOX COVER MOUNTED IN GILT-BRASS, GILT-BRASS MOUNTS FINELY CAST AND CHASED IN RELIEF WITH SCENES OF THE CHASE AND FURTHER ROCOCO DESIGNS, ROCOCO ESCUTCHEON WITH CORONET ABOVE, TURNED GILT-BRASS RAMROD-PIPES, CAST AND CHASED ROCOCO GILT-BRASS FORE-END CAP, IRON SLING MOUNTS, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMROD, THE BUTT WITH COPPER ARMOURY TAG NUMBERED 281
36¾IN. (93.3CM.) BARREL
THE BARREL IS AN UNUSUALLY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE CAPTURED AT THE RELIEF OF THE SIEGE OF VIENNA IN 1683
CHRISTOPH FREUND AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WERE COURT GUNMAKERS TO THE COUNTS ZU ERBACH
Provenance
THE COUNTS ZU ERBACH, SCHLOß ERBACH
W. KEITH NEAL, CHRISTIE'S, 8 NOVEMBER 1995, LOT 87
W. KEITH NEAL, CHRISTIE'S, 8 NOVEMBER 1995, LOT 87