AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF ENGLISH 20-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY HENRY ELLIS, DONCASTER, CIRCA 1690-1700 With turn-off two-stage barrels chiselled with foliage in relief and with shaped moulded ring at the muzzle, the breeches chiselled with a shaped cartouche and foliage in relief, plain tangs, signed rounded locks chiselled with scrolling foliage in relief and involving a grotesque on the tail, cocks and steels chiselled with foliage en suite, moulded figured walnut fore-stocks carved with scrolling foliage and retained by two screws, moulded figured walnut butts, iron trigger-guards (one replaced) each with pierced foliate finial, chiselled grotesque mask on the bow and incorporating the D-shaped barrel-release, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each terminating in a grotesque bearded human head, escutcheon originally engraved with owner's crest (erased), a grotesque head above and below, and spurred pommels decorated with scrolling foliage in relief and with grotesque mask cap (iron parts with rust patination) 17¼in. (2)
AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF ENGLISH 20-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY HENRY ELLIS, DONCASTER, CIRCA 1690-1700 With turn-off two-stage barrels chiselled with foliage in relief and with shaped moulded ring at the muzzle, the breeches chiselled with a shaped cartouche and foliage in relief, plain tangs, signed rounded locks chiselled with scrolling foliage in relief and involving a grotesque on the tail, cocks and steels chiselled with foliage en suite, moulded figured walnut fore-stocks carved with scrolling foliage and retained by two screws, moulded figured walnut butts, iron trigger-guards (one replaced) each with pierced foliate finial, chiselled grotesque mask on the bow and incorporating the D-shaped barrel-release, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each terminating in a grotesque bearded human head, escutcheon originally engraved with owner's crest (erased), a grotesque head above and below, and spurred pommels decorated with scrolling foliage in relief and with grotesque mask cap (iron parts with rust patination) 17¼in. (2)
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