Product Details
J. J. KUCHENREUTER
A FINE CASED PAIR OF GILT-MOUNTED 40-BORE FLINTLOCK SASH-PISTOLS,
circa 1750, with slightly swamped 12in. barrels signed on the raised sighting ribs 'JOHANN JOSEPH KUCHENREUTER', inlaid star-burst fore-sights, heavily chased and carved breech-ends featuring ribbons, shells and arabesques together with three inlaid makers marks, one standing, two folding leaf rear-sights, solid engraved top-tang, the slightly curved lock-plate with radiused tail deeply engraved with stags running and at rest, lozenge-shaped pans, engraved frizzen-fronts, the hammer-bodies chased with scrolls, walnut full-stocks carved with raised scrolls around the top-tangs, fore-ends and ramrod channels, gilded brass long-eared butt-caps profusely chased and engraved with dogs, stags, feathered scrolls and shells, gilded brass rococco escutcheons with central stags at rest, gilded brass trigger-guards with extended finials carved en-suite with the butt-caps, similar gilded side-plates, set triggers, gilded lozenged ramrod throats and thimbles, horn schnabel fore-end tips and possibly original horn-tipped rammers (one pistol with grip broken through at wrist and missing one side-nail) TOGETHER WITH a later wood case lined and compartmented in the continental style in green velvet, the inside of lid with gilt lettering 'LEPAGE MOUVIER A PARIS', the lid of case with inlaid brass escutcheon engraved with a coat of arms
Estimate £5,000-7,000