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LOT 3294
Attractive Silver Mounted Victorian Era Flintlock
Pistol with Carved Helmeted Pommel - NSN, 52 cal.,
14 inch round bbl., bright finish, absent stock, antique
ivory grips. The Dutch produced full antique ivory stocked
pistols, especially in the Maastricht region starting the mid-
17th century at the height of their trading empire. From their
beginning these pistols were meant primarily as display pieces. An
estimated 100 pairs or single pistols are believed to survive in public
and private collections. Many were contained in the Henk Visser collection. Some
were also produced by gunmakers elsewhere in Europe. This example is a later copy
from the Victorian era. Antique arms were popular decorative items and curiosities in
Victorian homes, and artisans embellished original antiques and created new display
pieces by copying ornate originals. This has a Spanish style barrel with a set of
punzons at the breech end and an unmarked rounded lock. The front sight and most
of the mounts are silver. The stock has a shell motif at the upper tang and is carved
with a mustachioed male head wearing a silver helmet with a serpent crest.
CONDITION: Good with silver-gray patina, on the lock and barrel along with mild
pitting, attractive aged patina on the silver, and mild overall wear. The stock is also
good with mild wear, some cracks, and distinct carving. The lock functions fair.
Provenance: The Gateway Collection.
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
LOT 3295
Framed River Rhine by Bacharach Oil Painting Signed by Alovs Lehmann -
This painting depicts the town of Bacharch in the German Rhine River Valley. In the
painting, we can see the quaint village on the left bank and a church on the right
bank. There are people depicted playing on either side of the river and a small boat
which appears to be moving from one bank to the other. On the right side, we see
a person playing with a dog outside of a dark forest. The background shows the
rolling hills of the valley with the remains of a castle on the highest hill of either side.
The bottom left corner has the title of the painting, and the bottom right has the
artist’s signature “Alovs Lehmann”. The painting is housed in a gold painted wooden
frame carved in the style of a cast brass frame of
the period. The painting and frame measure 27 1/2
inches by 32 inches.
CONDITION: Fine with storage and handling wear
on the otherwise very good frame and vibrant
colors in the painting.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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