Auction 62 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

354

A Portuguese flintlock sporting gun, by Xavier dos Reis, mid 18th century


Estimate

4.000 - 6.000


Session 2

14 December 2016



Description

A Portuguese flintlock sporting gun, by Xavier dos Reis, mid 18th century.
Muzzle loading, maker´s mark of Xavier Reis, Master gunsmith of the Arsenal Real de Lisboa until 1757. Portuguese lock signed at the frizzen by Joaquim António da Silva and dated 1791 and maker´s mark for the same gunsmith of the Arsenal Real de Lisboa. Silver mounts and JFR monogram to the trigger-guard.

Lengthimento Total: 140 cm
Lengthimento do Cano: 101,5 cm
Calibre: 18 mm


Category

Objects



Closed Auction