Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2013 : Sale A190913 Lot 1302 - S2
AUG. LEBEAU-COURALLY A FINE PAIR OF12-BORE ROUNDED BAR SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 44575 / 6,

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AUG. LEBEAU-COURALLY
A FINE PAIR OF CAPECE-ENGRAVED 'PRINCESSE PAOLA' 12-BORE ROUNDED BAR SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 44575 / 6,
27 1/2in. (70cm) nitro chopperlump barrels, with raised tapered matt ribs, gold-inlaid at the breech ends '1' and '2', tubes engraved 'AUG. LEBEAU-COURALLY. ARMES DE GRAND LUXE A LIEGE', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and true cyl. choke, No.2 right wall at 19, rounded bar actions with removable striker discs, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', manual safeties, hand-detachable lockplates, partially gold-washed internals, non-selective single triggers, actions, lockplates and furniture finely border engraved with scrolling acanthus designs, the fences fully engraved en suite, triggerplates signed 'CAPECE. L.', bright finish overall, 14 3/8in. well-figured stocks including 7/8in. leather covered recoil pads, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a lightweight leather motor case

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that the guns were completed as 'Princesse Paola' models with 27 1/2in. barrels and single-triggers in 1974.

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Estimate £12,000-16,000

S2