拍品專文
The pair to this pistol is in the Visser collection. See Jan Piet Puype, The Visser Collection, Arms of the Netherlands in the Collection of H.L. Visser, vol.1, part 1, pp.544-5, Cat.201, HV-188.
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CIRCA 1650
細節
A DUTCH WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL
Circa 1650
With slender barrel formed with a long octagonal breech section gilt and with incised chevron terminal, the muzzle section en suite, gilt bevelled lock cut with the initials 'H.I.C' on the inside, gilt flat wheel-cover, and the dog and pan-cover each blued, stained fruitwood full stock cut with long chevron mouldings about the barrel tang and ahead of the lock, inlaid over its length with small designs of brass wire scrolls enriched with small brass nails, 'fishtail' pommel decorated en suite and bound by a fluted gilt-iron band, stamped twice with the number '2', the trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap all of gilt-iron, and retaining much original gilt and blued finish throughout (ramrod replaced).
25 5/8in (65cm)
Circa 1650
With slender barrel formed with a long octagonal breech section gilt and with incised chevron terminal, the muzzle section en suite, gilt bevelled lock cut with the initials 'H.I.C' on the inside, gilt flat wheel-cover, and the dog and pan-cover each blued, stained fruitwood full stock cut with long chevron mouldings about the barrel tang and ahead of the lock, inlaid over its length with small designs of brass wire scrolls enriched with small brass nails, 'fishtail' pommel decorated en suite and bound by a fluted gilt-iron band, stamped twice with the number '2', the trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap all of gilt-iron, and retaining much original gilt and blued finish throughout (ramrod replaced).
25 5/8
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium