Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2015 : Sale A0315 Lot 1310 - S2
LUCIANO BOSIS A FINE PAIR OF PEDRETTI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE MICHELANGELO SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER & UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTORS No.397/397B

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LUCIANO BOSIS
A FINE PAIR OF PEDRETTI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE 'MICHELANGELO' SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 397 / 397B, with extra barrels,
Gun no. 1 with 29in. nitro chopperlump barrels signed 'Luterotti' with 7mm solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '1' at the breech end, side ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, multichokes (with spares); extra 31in. nitro chopperlump barrels signed 'Luterotti' with 7mm solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '3' at the breech end, side ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke;
Gun No.2 with 29in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels signed 'Luterotti' with 7mm solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, side ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, multichokes (with spares) extra 31in. nitro chopperlump barrels signed 'Luterotti' with 7mm solid raised matt top-rib gold-inlaid '4' at the breech end, side ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 choke in both;
hold-open toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', manual safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, non-selective single triggers, actions, pinless lockplates and furniture finely engraved with best acanthus scrollwork with floral bouquets, No.2 lockplates with hidden detachable release catches, retaining virtually full original colour-hardened finish, the lockplates gold-inlaid with the makers name in flowing banners, the undersides gold-inlaid 'LUCIANO BOSIS. MADE IN ITALY', the triggerguard tangs gold-inlaid with the serial numbers, the triggerplates signed 'G.S. PEDRETTI', 14 3/8in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stocks including 1in. leather covered recoil pads, the fore-ends engraved en suite and finely gold-inlaid with the makers crest, weight 7lb. 15oz., in their lightweight leather motor case with provision for all sets of barrels

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that Gun No.1 was completed in 2006 and that Gun No.2 was made to match (together with the extra barrels for Gun No.1), in 2011.
The guns are supplied with a total of 30 multichokes by Briley and Teague


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Estimate £50,000-70,000

S2