Lot Essay
For information on W.G. Renwick, see footnote to lot 260
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BY JEAN(?) BRION, PARIS, CIRCA 1725
Details
A Rare 32-Bore French Breech-Loading Flintlock Pistol On The La Chaumette System
By Jean(?) Brion, Paris, circa 1725
With tapering barrel flat on the top and with baluster moulding at the muzzle, plain tang, engraved flat bevelled lock signed within a cartouche and with stepped tail, moulded walnut half-stock (butt repaired) lightly carved in relief with foliage, pierced and engraved brass side-plate, large brass pommel in the form of a bird's head, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a sun in splendour and a trophy of the chase (some wear throughout)
15in. (38.1cm.)
By Jean(?) Brion, Paris, circa 1725
With tapering barrel flat on the top and with baluster moulding at the muzzle, plain tang, engraved flat bevelled lock signed within a cartouche and with stepped tail, moulded walnut half-stock (butt repaired) lightly carved in relief with foliage, pierced and engraved brass side-plate, large brass pommel in the form of a bird's head, and iron trigger-guard engraved with a sun in splendour and a trophy of the chase (some wear throughout)
15in. (38.1cm.)
Provenance
The Saxon Royal Armouries, Dresden (reputedly made for Friedrich Augustus I (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, father of a record of over 350 illegitimate children)
William Goodwin Renwick, Sotheby & Co., London, 18 March 1975, lot 23 (£1,400 to Jenkinson)
William Goodwin Renwick, Sotheby & Co., London, 18 March 1975, lot 23 (£1,400 to Jenkinson)
Exhibited
City Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, 1939
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.