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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour from Around the World

Thursday 21 March 2024 e Friday 22 March 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A beautiful pair of "Tuscan-Emilian" pistols by Cassiano Zanotti, late 18th Century

Estimate

€ 2.800 - 3.500

Sold

€ 4.375

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Area Tosco-Emiliana
length 27 cm.
Smoothbore, two-stage barrels with small engraving and frames grooved at the girdles. Powder chambers with a crowned Medicean mark. Beautiful snaphaunce locks, rounded plates with fine floral engravings, swan-necked hammers, screws with masks signed "CZ" (standing for Cassiano Zanotti) inside. Beautiful iron mounts engraved with vine-shoot and floral motifs, small masks carved in bas-relief. Dark walnut full stock with typical "Tuscan-Emilian" carvings. Original ramrods with iron cartridge extractors.

Specialist Notes

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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.