拍品专文
The crest is that of the Earls Fitzwilliam.
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CIRCA 1730
细节
A FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL BY (JOSEPH) CLARKSON, LONDON
Circa 1730
With three-stage cannon barrel signed on the breech and inscribed 'London' below the pan, engraved tang, border-engraved action, trigger-guard safety-catch released by a spring-stud, swelling figured walnut butt, and silver mounts finely cast in low relief, each decorated with grotesques, comprising pierced side-plate en rocailles, butt-cap, and escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest and an Earl's coronet.
12in (30.5cm)
Circa 1730
With three-stage cannon barrel signed on the breech and inscribed 'London' below the pan, engraved tang, border-engraved action, trigger-guard safety-catch released by a spring-stud, swelling figured walnut butt, and silver mounts finely cast in low relief, each decorated with grotesques, comprising pierced side-plate en rocailles, butt-cap, and escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest and an Earl's coronet.
12
来源
The Rt. Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam, sold in these rooms, April 25, 1961, lot 186 (sold as a pair).
注意事项
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium