Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2014 : Sale A0914 Lot 1521 - S2
ARMI ART (GARDONE) A FINE, GAMBA-ENGRAVED .410 (3IN.) VENUS 1 SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 206,

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ARMI ART (GARDONE)
A FINE, GAMBA-ENGRAVED .410 (3IN.) 'VENUS 1' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 206,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels with fine gold line details at the muzzles and breech ends, rib gold-inlaid 'ARMI ART GARDONE V.T. - ITALY', 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, manual safety, cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, lockplates and furniture very finely engraved with acanthus scrolls interspersed with floral and foliate motifs, with subtle gold highlights, the underside with a vignette of a lone woodcock in bulino style, the fences, top tang and triggerguard tang and fore-end iron carved en suite in high relief, the lockplates with scrolling banners signed 'DENIS FONTANA', the triggerplate signed 'L. Gamba inc. 2005', bright finish, 14 7/8in. highly-figured stock, weight 5lb. 13oz., in its green flock-lined lightweight leather case with accessories

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Estimate £7,000-9,000

S2