Sold for:
$5,000
$5,000
Cased Pair of Belgian Percussion Pistols, c. 1850, Nos. 674 and 675, with Liege proof marks, 2 1/8-inch screw-off damascened barrels, breaches numbered 695 , heavily engraved frame, tang and drop trigger, dolphin-shaped hammers, and fluted ebony grips with twist-off pommels concealing cap compartment in butts, in fitted ebony case with accessories including ball-mold maker and turned box. Provenance: Collection of Alan Klein, Christie's New York, November 16. 1987, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
