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€ 1.400 - 1.800
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€ 2.000
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Pistoia
length 33.5 cm.
Smoothbore, two-stage, 12.5 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with gold-inlaid marking, then round after two smooth rings and a beaded ring, with engraved nozzle; finely engraved tang; flintlock signed "IL PACINI PISTOIA" around the pan, beautifully carved and engraved, the lock plate decorated with a traveller resting on a rock in front of a tree, the tang with a mask, the cock with a bearded face and with a bust on the back, when the hammer is cocked an engraved female figure appears underneath, the shaft of the batterie is carved with a bust of a half-naked woman in the round, sliding pan cover decorated with a mask. Full stock made of slightly carved dark wood (some cracks). Mounts made of carved and partially pierced steel, the counterplate depicting a small face among leaves, trigger guard with a lion's head in high relief, this motif recurs on the butt-plate and is set and framed by floral motifs. Belt hook. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod.
length 33.5 cm.
Smoothbore, two-stage, 12.5 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part with gold-inlaid marking, then round after two smooth rings and a beaded ring, with engraved nozzle; finely engraved tang; flintlock signed "IL PACINI PISTOIA" around the pan, beautifully carved and engraved, the lock plate decorated with a traveller resting on a rock in front of a tree, the tang with a mask, the cock with a bearded face and with a bust on the back, when the hammer is cocked an engraved female figure appears underneath, the shaft of the batterie is carved with a bust of a half-naked woman in the round, sliding pan cover decorated with a mask. Full stock made of slightly carved dark wood (some cracks). Mounts made of carved and partially pierced steel, the counterplate depicting a small face among leaves, trigger guard with a lion's head in high relief, this motif recurs on the butt-plate and is set and framed by floral motifs. Belt hook. Horn-tipped wooden ramrod.
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Si tratta di un'asta indipendente da Finarte e come tale gestita interamente a Sarzana da Czerny's. Per oggetti considerati "arma" dalla legge italiana per l'acquisto è necessaThis is an independent auction from Finarte and as such is managed entirely in Sarzana by Czerny's.
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