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Friday 15 December 2023 e Saturday 16 December 2023, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A fine miquelet flintlock gun - Southern Italy

Estimate

€ 300 - 600

Sold

€ 2.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 118 cm.
Smoothbore, two-stage, probably earlier, 18 mm cal. barrel, first octagonal with mark and silver-inlaid floral decoration, then round with ring at the girdle and silver swallowtailed foresight. Elegant miquelet lock carved and engraved with floral motifs, signed "Mariani/o Agostino" (? the surname not clearly legible), with silver-inlaid mark. Working mechanism. Three-quarter stock, the two sides of the grip carved with a lily. Beautiful brass and silver mounts with busts, fleur-de-lis, filigree and floral motif decorations. Iron ramrod. Missing parts and restorations, especially at the stock.
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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.