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LUCIANO BOSIS
A GALEAZZI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE 'MAESTRO' SINGLE-TRIGGER DETACHABLE TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. 116,
for 1993, 27 3/4in. nitro barrels with 9mm ventilated matt top-rib and no mid-rib, over barrel engraved 'LUCIANO BOSIS BRESCIA', the underside signed 'R. Luterotti', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, hold-open toplever, safety anchored in the 'off' position, non-selective single trigger, detachable triggerplate group (sitting slightly proud), the action, decorative sideplates and furniture exquisitely engraved with fine scrolling acanthus and foliate whorls, the fore-end decorated en suite, with 'MAESTRO' set within a cartouche and gold-inlaid with the Bosis crest, the left side with a frantic scene of mallard alighting a marshland setting, the right side with a flock of Canada geese alighting and foraging the same, the underside with a fine woodland scene of a spaniel retrieving woodcock and teal, the triggerguard with a wildfowler, submerged to the waist, shooting at a skein of geese, the action bar signed 'Galeazzi', bright finish overall, 14 5/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with palm swell, dark wood pistolgrip-cap and including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 7lb. 8oz., in its scarlet crushed velvet lined lightweight leather case
Other Notes: Angelo Galeazzi was born in Ospiltaletto (Brescia, Italy) in 1931 and sadly passed in 2012.
After a classic grammar school education, an early interest in drawing led to him working an apprenticeship under the master engraver and sculptor Francesco Medici.
Considered to be one of the foremost engravers of modern times, he had an instantly recognisable style of engraving, a pioneer in the 'bulino' technique, achieved purely with the use of the burin.
The range of his subject matter was extensive, from European game scenes to big game hunting to Western scenarios. He was also one of the first to introduce the idea of elaborate mythological compositions - especially scenes of Artemis, goddess of hunting, as a subject for gun engraving. However it was marshland scenes involving duck and geese that he admitted to being his favourite subject.
His work encapsulated an understanding of depth and perspective that few could match and his obvious passion for the subject matter he specialized in manifested itself in meticulous attention to detail. His approach was almost painterly in his use of chiaroscuro gradations to bring realism and a three dimensional quality to his subject; and a careful adherence to anatomical correctness was balanced by a poetic visualization of landscape atmosphere and movement. He used subtle differences in the very depth of the cuts made to mirror the emotions and movements depicted - finer cuts for tranquil scenes and deeper, slightly harsher cuts when dealing with harsher environments and scenarios
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Estimate £7,000-9,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act