Main Sale - December 2012 : Sale A1068 Lot 1421 - S2
HOLLAND & HOLLAND A 12-BORE ROYAL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 25016,

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A 12-BORE 'ROYAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 25016,
29in. nitro barrels, rib gold-inlaid '1', tubes engraved 'HOLLAND & HOLLAND. 98. NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, fences deeply carved with oak leaves and acorns on a stippled background, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, best bold scroll engraving, the lockplates and underside with the makers name in elaborate cartouches, bright and blued finish, 14 3/8in. highly-figured stock slightly swept at comb, gold escutcheon bearing the coronet of a Count, weight 6lb. 6oz., in its lightweight brass-cornered leather case with some accessories

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed August 1907 with 29in. barrels for the Hon. S. Holland.
Estimate £12,000-14,000

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