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SIGNED HAJJ USTA, OTTOMAN ALEPPO, MID 19TH CENTURY
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A GOLD AND SILVER-WIRE DECORATED PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS
SIGNED HAJJ USTA, OTTOMAN ALEPPO, MID 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form with a short steel two-stage barrel decorated with gold-overlaid arabesque, the stock with silver wire inlaid scrolling vine issuing cusped palmettes, the grip with a geometric inlaid pattern, the edge of the butt, lock mechanism and trigger guard with gold-overlaid scrolling vine, a short bone ramrod and a saddle bar, maker's signature on the side of the barrel, small areas where the gold inlay has been lost and the wire has come loose
17¼in. (43.8cm.) long
SIGNED HAJJ USTA, OTTOMAN ALEPPO, MID 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form with a short steel two-stage barrel decorated with gold-overlaid arabesque, the stock with silver wire inlaid scrolling vine issuing cusped palmettes, the grip with a geometric inlaid pattern, the edge of the butt, lock mechanism and trigger guard with gold-overlaid scrolling vine, a short bone ramrod and a saddle bar, maker's signature on the side of the barrel, small areas where the gold inlay has been lost and the wire has come loose
17¼in. (43.8cm.) long
刻印
'amal (sic) haj usta bi-halab (?), 'Work of Hajj Usta in Aleppo (?)'
注意事項
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榮譽呈獻
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse