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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Holster Pistols
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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Holster Pistols By William Newton, Grantham, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1775, Maker's Mark Of Charles Freeth With reblued two-stage barrels (some loss of blueing) each slightly swamped towards the muzzle, turned at the girdle and engraved 'Grantham' along the top flat of the octagonal breech, the latter with a line of beadwork at the rear, grooved border engraved tangs each lightly decorated with foliage, bright signed border engraved flat bevelled locks and cocks, rollers, figured full stocks (one a working replacement, one fore-end repaired) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts comprising shaped border engraved side-plates each decorated with rococo ornament, cast and chased escutcheons each with a scallop shell above and engraved with owner's crest and motto 'RIGHT TO SHARE', border engraved spurred pommels each decorated with a martial trophy on both sides and with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guards each with scallop shell finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later ramrods (tips missing): in later lined and fitted case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask embossed with two lines of vertical beadwork over each side, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'C.D. Riddle Esqr.' and centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, private Birmingham proof mark and Newton's barrelsmith's mark 20.8 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28 April 1999, lot 394 William Newton (1728-1719) succeeded his uncle, Edward, in 1764 The crest and motto is that of the Riddell family of Kinglass, Roxburghshire, possibly James Riddell (d. 1797) of Ardnarnurcham, Argyleshire This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Holster Pistols By William Newton, Grantham, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1775, Maker's Mark Of Charles Freeth With reblued two-stage barrels (some loss of blueing) each slightly swamped towards the muzzle, turned at the girdle and engraved 'Grantham' along the top flat of the octagonal breech, the latter with a line of beadwork at the rear, grooved border engraved tangs each lightly decorated with foliage, bright signed border engraved flat bevelled locks and cocks, rollers, figured full stocks (one a working replacement, one fore-end repaired) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts comprising shaped border engraved side-plates each decorated with rococo ornament, cast and chased escutcheons each with a scallop shell above and engraved with owner's crest and motto 'RIGHT TO SHARE', border engraved spurred pommels each decorated with a martial trophy on both sides and with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guards each with scallop shell finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later ramrods (tips missing): in later lined and fitted case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask embossed with two lines of vertical beadwork over each side, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'C.D. Riddle Esqr.' and centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, private Birmingham proof mark and Newton's barrelsmith's mark 20.8 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28 April 1999, lot 394 William Newton (1728-1719) succeeded his uncle, Edward, in 1764 The crest and motto is that of the Riddell family of Kinglass, Roxburghshire, possibly James Riddell (d. 1797) of Ardnarnurcham, Argyleshire This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
Antique Pistols: Two English Private Collections
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Montpelier St Knightsbridge
London
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SW7 1HH
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