BY JOHANN GOTTFRIED KOLBE, SUHL, CIRCA 1750
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A FINE 28-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL
BY JOHANN GOTTFRIED KOLBE, SUHL, CIRCA 1750
THE BARREL WITH SIGHTING RIB AND SILVER SPIDER FORE-SIGHT, CHISELLED IN RELIEF AT THE BREECH WITH A STANDING FIGURE OF MARS SURMOUNTED BY A BALDACHIN AND FRAMED BY ROCOCO SCROLLWORK, ALL ON A PUNCHED AND GILT GROUND, CHISELLED AND GILT TANG, SIGNED BEVELLED LOCK EN SUITE WITH A CLASSICAL TROPHY OF ARMS ON THE TAIL, CHISELLED AND GILT COCK, PAN AND STEEL, MOULDED FINELY FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (THE BUTT WITH OLD REPAIR) CARVED WITH ROCOCO DECORATION IN RELIEF, CHISELLED AND GILT IRON MOUNTS WITH FURTHER ROCOCO DECORATION INVOLVING CLASSICAL TROPHIES OF ARMS, THE POMMEL-CAP AND ESCUTCHEON EACH WITH A BUST OF A CLASSICAL WARRIOR, HORN FORE-END CAP, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
15¾IN. (40CM.)
J.G. KOLBE, THE FAMOUS GUN ENGRAVER AND STEEL CHISELLER OF SUHL, WORKED IN SIMILAR FASHION TO THE CONTEMPORARY STOCKMAR FAMILY. KOLBE IS REPRESENTED IN THE CAPODIMONTE MUSEUM, NAPLES BY A PRESENTATION SUITE OF SIX FIREARMS, AND BY A GROUP OF FIREARMS IN THE SAXON ROYAL AMOURIES, DRESDEN, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN 1747. SEE DIETER SCHAAL, KATALOG SUHLER FEUERWAFFEN 17.-18. JH., DRESDEN, 1978, PP. 67-75
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT KOLBE ALSO WORKED IN LONDON, BUT RECENT RESEARCH DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS THEORY. SEE HOWARD L. BLACKMORE, 'WHO WAS KOLBE?', J.A.A.S., VOL. XIV, NO. 2, PP. 41-63
BY JOHANN GOTTFRIED KOLBE, SUHL, CIRCA 1750
THE BARREL WITH SIGHTING RIB AND SILVER SPIDER FORE-SIGHT, CHISELLED IN RELIEF AT THE BREECH WITH A STANDING FIGURE OF MARS SURMOUNTED BY A BALDACHIN AND FRAMED BY ROCOCO SCROLLWORK, ALL ON A PUNCHED AND GILT GROUND, CHISELLED AND GILT TANG, SIGNED BEVELLED LOCK EN SUITE WITH A CLASSICAL TROPHY OF ARMS ON THE TAIL, CHISELLED AND GILT COCK, PAN AND STEEL, MOULDED FINELY FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (THE BUTT WITH OLD REPAIR) CARVED WITH ROCOCO DECORATION IN RELIEF, CHISELLED AND GILT IRON MOUNTS WITH FURTHER ROCOCO DECORATION INVOLVING CLASSICAL TROPHIES OF ARMS, THE POMMEL-CAP AND ESCUTCHEON EACH WITH A BUST OF A CLASSICAL WARRIOR, HORN FORE-END CAP, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
15¾IN. (40CM.)
J.G. KOLBE, THE FAMOUS GUN ENGRAVER AND STEEL CHISELLER OF SUHL, WORKED IN SIMILAR FASHION TO THE CONTEMPORARY STOCKMAR FAMILY. KOLBE IS REPRESENTED IN THE CAPODIMONTE MUSEUM, NAPLES BY A PRESENTATION SUITE OF SIX FIREARMS, AND BY A GROUP OF FIREARMS IN THE SAXON ROYAL AMOURIES, DRESDEN, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN 1747. SEE DIETER SCHAAL, KATALOG SUHLER FEUERWAFFEN 17.-18. JH., DRESDEN, 1978, PP. 67-75
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT KOLBE ALSO WORKED IN LONDON, BUT RECENT RESEARCH DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS THEORY. SEE HOWARD L. BLACKMORE, 'WHO WAS KOLBE?', J.A.A.S., VOL. XIV, NO. 2, PP. 41-63