AN OTTOMAN GOLD-DAMASCENED SILVER WIRE-INLAID PISTOL
AN OTTOMAN GOLD-DAMASCENED SILVER WIRE-INLAID PISTOL

TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN OTTOMAN GOLD-DAMASCENED SILVER WIRE-INLAID PISTOL
TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The lock engraved with floral arabesques, the smooth barrel with gold floral arabesques, the carved stock with silver wire decoration and applied brass mounts carved with palmettes at either side
18½in. (47cm.) long

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