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LOT 1273
Extraordinary Cased Exhibition Quality Deluxe Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with Extensive Gold Inlaid Hunting Panel Scenes and Relief Carving by Celestin Dandoy of Liege - NSN, 12 gauge, 29 1/4 inch solid rib bbl., brown/gold/casehardened/blue finish, highly figured carved and checkered walnut stock. This stunning gun is a fabulous example of the “armes de luxe” genre of exhibition grade firearms produced in France
and Belgium during the 19th century showcasing the extraordinary decorative skill of the finest gunmakers. Celestin Dandoy (1807-1870) was a gunmaker and Alderman in Liege and became the general director of the Liege Firearms Manufactory (Manufacture Liegoise d’Armes a Feu) in 1866.
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