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E. BOND, LONDON
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF SILVER AND GILT INLAID 22-BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER-PISTOLS, no visible serial numbers,
first quarter of the 19th century but of earlier form, with bright-blued triple-stage 9 1/2in. barrel banded at the intersections, the second stage with lateral gilded flame-tongues, the first section with gilded arabesque panels and band at the hooked breech, the top-flat signed 'LONDON', early large Birmingham proofs and a makers mark stamped to the left hand side, small applied fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight to the engraved top-tang also decorated with a gilded arabesque band, slightly curved flat bevel-edged lockplate with stepped tail (traces of colour), the bevel edge with gilded border, the signature 'E. BOND' within a gold inlayed marshall trophy forwards of the hammer, gilded sunbursts around the tail and side nails, sliding safes behind the engraved hammers, roller-bearings to the frizzens, gilded pans and touch-holes, burr-walnut full-stocks profusely inlayed with silver wire scrolls and cornucopias, silver engraved marshall trophy to wrists, gilded brass rococco escutcheons engraved with a tiger's head 'proper' above a wreath with a crescent above and crossed cannons beneath, long-spurred gilded brass engraved and embossed butt-caps, gilded carved trophy side-plates, gilded and engraved double rolled-edge trigger-guards with trophy finials, silver inlayed star-bursts to rear of butts and undersides of fore-ends, two take-down wedges with engraved silver oval escutcheons, gilded ramrod pipes and probable original ramrods (some wear to gilding on furniture
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Estimate £12,000-16,000