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live November 4 | 02:00 PM
Thierry de Maigret

134 - A gift set containing a pair of percussion pistols made by Prélat in Paris, with blued octagonal barrels, detachable breeches fully engraved with foliage, length 26 cm, 12 mm caliber with deep rifling; front firing plates fully engraved with foliage; iron fittings cut and engraved as a set, with notched triggers; short-stocked ebony grips, carved with foliage and fluting; total length 41 cm.

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Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Sale fees

30%

A gift set containing a pair of percussion pistols made by Prélat in Paris, with blued octagonal barrels, detachable breeches fully engraved with foliage, length 26 cm, 12 mm caliber with deep rifling; front firing plates fully engraved with foliage; iron fittings cut and engraved as a set, with notched triggers; short-stocked ebony grips, carved with foliage and fluting; total length 41 cm. Mahogany-veneered case, lined inside with green felt; the inside of the lid is lined with green cloth marked in gold letters: “PRÉLAT Rue NEUVE DES PETITS-CHAMPS, 103”. It is nearly complete with its accessories, including an oval brass primer dispenser marked: “BOCHE À PARIS”; one ramrod is missing; 47 x 27.5 x 8 cm. (Two stains and a hole in the fabric at the weight reinforcements; a crack on the front of one barrel; a small chip on the head of one hammer, and one hammer does not engage properly). Second Empire period. Good condition.

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Auction details

Antique Weapons, Historical Memorabilia, and Decorations
Wednesday, November 4
02:00 PM
Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Thierry de Maigret +33 1 44 83 95 20 maxime@tdemaigret.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 170,000 lots published

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