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Description
The pistols feature brown-painted steel barrels, clasped to wooden stocks. Their ramrods are tipped with ivory, and their stocks decorated with scrolling, foliate silver mounts. The triggers are crafted from silver, as are the trigger guards, which are engraved with cartouches, featuring stylised foliate motifs and seashells. The silver butt caps are decorated with relief work, depicting trophy motifs and portraits of Minerva (Athena), the god of strategy in war. The silver hammers are shaped like sea monsters, with their tails flicked upwards. The steel barrels feature gilt decoration and gilt inscriptions, reading ‘CN TORDU’. ‘Jalabert Lamotte à St Etienne' is signed onto the silver lockplates.
Details
Artist / Maker
Jalabert-Lamotte (French, active 18th Century)
Country of Origin
Date of Manufacture
c. 1740
Period
Style
Materials
Colour
Dimensions
Height
13 cm / 5.1 inches
Width
40 cm / 15.7 inches
Depth
4.5 cm / 1.6 inches
Reference:
011738
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