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BY CLARKSON, CIRCA 1765
Details
A Fine Pair Of 24-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Turn-Off Pistols
By Clarkson, circa 1765
With three-stage cannon barrels, the breeches engraved with rococo foliage and each signed below the steel-spring, engraved cocks and tangs, border engraved actions, engraved trigger-guard safety-catches, swelling figured walnut butts each carved in relief with rococo strapwork and foliage at the barrel tang, and inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and cast and chased silver mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plates and escutcheons, and grotesque mask pommels (some small areas of light pitting), Birmingham proof marks, one with barrel-forger's mark RH, silver maker's mark JA
11¾in. (29.8cm.) (2)
By Clarkson, circa 1765
With three-stage cannon barrels, the breeches engraved with rococo foliage and each signed below the steel-spring, engraved cocks and tangs, border engraved actions, engraved trigger-guard safety-catches, swelling figured walnut butts each carved in relief with rococo strapwork and foliage at the barrel tang, and inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and cast and chased silver mounts comprising trophy of arms side-plates and escutcheons, and grotesque mask pommels (some small areas of light pitting), Birmingham proof marks, one with barrel-forger's mark RH, silver maker's mark JA
11¾in. (29.8cm.) (2)
Exhibited
The British Sporting Exhibition at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, 14-30 January 1938, cat. no. 57
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.