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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour from Around the World

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

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A flintlock blunderbuss with silver-decorated barrel - North Africa, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 300 - 500

Sold

€ 1.063

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 80,5 cm.
Fine, two-stage barrel, faceted at the first part and then round, with wide, round bell-mouthing. The rear part and the nozzle finely inlaid in gold with frames featuring geometric and floral motifs; central band with a writing in Arab characters and then, after the girdle outlined by a frame, decorated with floral motifs ending in a crescent with a flower in it. Tang inlaid en suite. Modern-style lock carved with racemes. The spring of the batterie with a brass bridle plaque worked en suite. Working mechanism. Wooden full stock decorated with bone inlays surrounded by small brass studs. Iron mounts, fake 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.