A Luxurious Miquelet Lock Blunderbuss

The blued steel barrel flared towards the muzzle and densely inlaid over its full length with silver-gilt floral and motifs, with hinged brass barrel band, burnished iron lock inscribed 'Ïondon Waranted' (sic) and carved with bird motifs, full stock entirely encased in gilt brass panels, decorated in repoussé with flowers, rose bouquets and fluted scrolls against a matted gilt ground, the barrel-band, trigger-guard and false ramrod en-suite, blued iron bar for the saddle-ring partly inlaid with silver, with suspension loop

Estimate:£25,000

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