A PAIR OF 20-BORE(2¾IN) SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY J. PURDEY, No. 16617/8, the fences and toplevers chiselled in relief with rosettes and foliate-scrolls on a matt ground, best 'cornucopia' engraving of bold foliate-scrolls and horns of plenty, bright finish, highly-figured stocks with butt-plates, No. 1 restocked, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs

A FINE PAIR OF 20-BORE PURDEY GUNS BUILT FOR THE 1900 GRAND PRIX PARIS EXPOSITION

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A PAIR OF 20-BORE(2¾IN) SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY J. PURDEY, No. 16617/8, the fences and toplevers chiselled in relief with rosettes and foliate-scrolls on a matt ground, best 'cornucopia' engraving of bold foliate-scrolls and horns of plenty, bright finish, highly-figured stocks with butt-plates, No. 1 restocked, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 2oz. (No. 1) and 5lb. 12oz. (No. 2), 14½in. pulls, 29in. barrels, approx. 1/2 & ¾ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro reproof
In their leather motor-case with cloth cover
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Lot Essay

The guns were completed circa 1900 and Purdey records confirm their entry in the 1900 Paris Exposition. The work of embellishing the guns was almost certainly carried out by Barré, a French engraver working with Purdey's at this time. His work is clearly identifiable by the jewelled quality of the carving

The lot is subject to V.A.T. as a re-import

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