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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A FINE PAIR OF PREATER AND CASBARD-ENGRAVED 12-BORE 'MODELE DE LUXE' SINGLE-TRIGGER SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 41287 / 8,
28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved in script 'MODELE DE LUXE' and with '1' and '2' gold-inlaid in ovals set in deeply engraved foliate designs, the tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. BRUTON STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, Holland & Holland self-opening actions, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, Holland & Holland patent hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, semi-selective single triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, the actions, lockplates and furniture deeply carved with flowing stylised foliferous motifs on a finely matted background, gun No.1 with vignettes of English partridge and a brace of pheasant in flight, the underside with a lone woodcock on the wing, gun No.2 with vignettes of alighting mallard and grouse in flight, the underside with a brace of snipe foraging, the game scenes initialled 'KP', the triggerplates signed 'K. PREATER & G. CASBARD ENGR'S', bright finish overall, 15 1/4in. highly-figured stocks, weight 6lb. 14oz., in their lightweight leather motor case with accessories
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1997 and that they subsequently re-stocked the fore-ends and stocks in 2010 with deluxe grade Turkish walnut
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Estimate £60,000-80,000
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