Nécessaire -cassette in burl, monogrammed lid with brass spa - Lot 505

Lot n° 505
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2500 - 3000 EUR
Nécessaire -cassette in burl, monogrammed lid with brass spa - Lot 505
Nécessaire -cassette in burl, monogrammed lid with brass spandrels, upholstered in blue velvet and containing a pair of percussion pistols, 17 cm Damascus octagonal rifled barrel, 12 gauge to the pound (18 mm), flat-body lock, engraved with acanthus, engraved hammer, Renaissance-style stock with engraved pommel, trigger under fingered trigger guard, nail-head ramrod, a second pair of percussion pistols, barrel with four false rifling at the muzzle, acanthus-engraved case and retractable trigger, water-drop stock, blued hammer and chimney, an 18 mm caliber spherical bullet mold and a 12 mm caliber spherical bullet mold, a tool combining screwdriver and chimney wrench, precious wood body and shell-engraved morfil stopper, a brass powder flask signed "Dixon sons", the cassette set 43.5 x 27 x 8.5 cm, complete with all accessories, storage oxidation to be cleaned, mechanism to be greased/reviewed, very fine 19th-century set in original condition, one housing cover refurbished, category D
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