Lot Essay
PLEASE SEE FOOTNOTE TO LOT 186.
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BY H.W. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 1199, CIRCA 1808
Details
A CASED 12-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN
BY H.W. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 1199, CIRCA 1808
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARREL ENGRAVED WITH A SUNBURST AND SIGNED 'LONDON GUN MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY' TOWARDS THE BREECH, CASE-HARDENED ENGRAVED PATENT BREECH WITH GOLD-LINED MAKER'S STAMP 'H.W. MORTIMER & SON 89 FLEET STREET', GOLD-INLAID LINE AND PLATINUM-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, TANG ENGRAVED WITH A HOUND CHASING A HARE, FLAT ENGRAVED LOCK SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER & SON' AND WITH RAINPROOF PAN AND ROLLER, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH CHEQUERED GRIP AND RAISED CHEEK-PIECE, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SCROLLED TRIGGER-GUARD AND TRIGGER-PLATE WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEON AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, THE FORMER ENGRAVED WITH INITIALS, SILVER FORE-END CAP, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN CONTEMPORARY FITTED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN GREEN BAIZE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING TWO IRON SHOT-CHARGERS AND TWO EXTRA STEELS, THE LID WITH MORTIMER & SON TRADE LABEL, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON
31¾IN. (80.6CM.) BARREL
BY H.W. MORTIMER & SON, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 1199, CIRCA 1808
WITH REBROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARREL ENGRAVED WITH A SUNBURST AND SIGNED 'LONDON GUN MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY' TOWARDS THE BREECH, CASE-HARDENED ENGRAVED PATENT BREECH WITH GOLD-LINED MAKER'S STAMP 'H.W. MORTIMER & SON 89 FLEET STREET', GOLD-INLAID LINE AND PLATINUM-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, TANG ENGRAVED WITH A HOUND CHASING A HARE, FLAT ENGRAVED LOCK SIGNED 'H.W. MORTIMER & SON' AND WITH RAINPROOF PAN AND ROLLER, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH CHEQUERED GRIP AND RAISED CHEEK-PIECE, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SCROLLED TRIGGER-GUARD AND TRIGGER-PLATE WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, SILVER ESCUTCHEON AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, THE FORMER ENGRAVED WITH INITIALS, SILVER FORE-END CAP, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN CONTEMPORARY FITTED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN GREEN BAIZE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING TWO IRON SHOT-CHARGERS AND TWO EXTRA STEELS, THE LID WITH MORTIMER & SON TRADE LABEL, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON
31¾IN. (80.6CM.) BARREL
Provenance
W. KEITH NEAL, CHRISTIE'S, KING STREET, 8TH NOVEMBER 1995, LOT 146