Lot Essay
Originally sold on 25 July 1825 for £105.0.0
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BY J. PURDEY, PRINCES STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, NOS. 831 AND 832 FOR 1825
Details
A CASED PAIR OF 15-BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SHOTGUNS
By J. Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, Nos. 831 and 832 for 1825
Each with rebrowned twist barrels signed on the rib and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tang finely engraved with scrollwork on a hatched ground, signed scroll engraved case-hardened locks, figured walnut half-stocks (minor chips and bruises), scroll engraved iron mounts with some original blued finish, silver escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some surface rust): in lined and fitted brass-bound two-tier mahogany case with turnscrew, nipple-key, and Sykes planished iron powder-flask, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle and circular escutcheon, the barrels forged by Charles Lancaster
30in. (76.2cm.) barrels
By J. Purdey, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, Nos. 831 and 832 for 1825
Each with rebrowned twist barrels signed on the rib and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tang finely engraved with scrollwork on a hatched ground, signed scroll engraved case-hardened locks, figured walnut half-stocks (minor chips and bruises), scroll engraved iron mounts with some original blued finish, silver escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some surface rust): in lined and fitted brass-bound two-tier mahogany case with turnscrew, nipple-key, and Sykes planished iron powder-flask, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle and circular escutcheon, the barrels forged by Charles Lancaster
30in. (76.2cm.) barrels
Literature
L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, p.190
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.