18th century flintlock blunderbuss signed sale, 17.5" brass barrel with a gun-makers mark 'T.R.' (Thomas Richards) and a proof mark of crown over V (1740), the muzzle is ringed with an inner diameter of 1.2", flat replacement lock signed 'E. Sale', full stocked with losses to either side of the fore-end, raised moulding of a shell behind the barrel tang and blank brass escutcheons, fine foliate brass mounts, ram-rod missing and action a/f, 33" long overall
Sold for £550
18th century flintlock blunderbuss signed sale, 17.5" brass barrel with a gun-makers mark 'T.R.' (Thomas Richards) and a proof mark of crown over V (1740), the muzzle is ringed with an inner diameter of 1.2", flat replacement lock signed 'E. Sale', full stocked with losses to either side of the fore-end, raised moulding of a shell behind the barrel tang and blank brass escutcheons, fine foliate brass mounts, ram-rod missing and action a/f, 33" long overall
Auction: Summer Specialist Sale, 13th Jun, 2024
Our Summer Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors
Highlights included an Austral Islands Cheif's staff £15,500, a Large Minton majolica elephant four-branch candelabrum centrepiece £6,200, an Asscher cut diamond (approx. 4.5 carats) platinum ring £11,500, The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, K.C.S.I £12,500, and an early 19th century double-sided micromosaic table box £11,000.
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