PAIR OF OFFICER'S PISTOLS SIGNED LAROCHE IN PARIS, Former Monarchy. 30101
Octagonal and then round barrels, length 18.9 cm, with the breech 23.5 cm, caliber 15 mm, engraved and gilded with weapon trophies, scallop shells, and feathered leaves, all on a blued background. Flat-bodied locks decorated with weapon trophies and foliage, signed "Les La Roche Aux / Galleries du Louvre A Paris." Paneled sideplates. Swan-necked cocks engraved with floral scrolls. Walnut grips with long stocks. All fittings in hallmarked silver. Trigger guards decorated with relief military trophies and floral motifs. Counterplates decorated with a smooth coat of arms surrounded by cut-out and pierced flowers and foliage scrolls. Thumb pieces decorated with weapon trophies. Long-eared pommels engraved with weapon trophies, foliage, and feathered leaves. Oval caps decorated with foliage. Relief-molded ramrod holders. Whalebone ramrods with bone tips.
Total length of each pistol 32.5 cm.
France.
Former Monarchy.
Good condition, faded bluing on barrels, some well-restored wood cracks.
NOTE: LAROCHE IN PARIS Jean (son) is a gunsmith who first worked with his father before succeeding him at the Louvre galleries.
Price :
12 000,00 €
Destination |
Envoi recommandé |
Envoi Recommandé + Express |
Shipping France |
14,00 € |
50,00 € |
Shipping Europe |
20,00 € |
60,00 € |
Shipping world |
44,00 € |
100,00 € |
Insurance (1%) :
120,00 €
Reference :
30101