Bedeutende Luxus-Steinschloss-Flinte, Jean Baptiste Laroche, königlicher Hofbüchsenmacher Ludwig XV., Paris, um 1750 - photo 1

Bedeutende Luxus-Steinschloss-Flinte, Jean Baptiste Laroche, königlicher Hofbüchsenmacher Ludwig XV., Paris, um 1750

Lot 1421
04.11.2025 10:00UTC +02:00
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AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 1421 | Bedeutende Luxus-Steinschloss-Flinte, Jean Baptiste Laroche, königlicher Hofbüchsenmacher Ludwig XV., Paris, um 1750
Bedeutende Luxus-Steinschloss-Flinte, Jean Baptiste Laroche, königlicher Hofbüchsenmacher Ludwig XV., Paris, um 1750
Schlanker, leicht konischer Lauf, die originale Bläuung teils berieben. Über der Kammer achtkantig und fein kannelliert, nach kurzem Zierband in Rund mit abgesetzter Laufschiene übergehend. Glatte Seele im Kaliber 15,5 mm. Mündung mit zwei in Gold eingelegten Zierbändern, die Kimme umgeben von fein graviertem, in Gold eingelegtem Rankendekor. Am Laufansatz goldplattiertes und graviertes Dekor. Schloss mit fein geschnittenem Dekor auf ziseliertem Goldgrund. Darstellung des Schmiedes Vulkan und eines sitzenden Knaben. Auf dem Hahn die Figur eines Reihers. Hinter dem Hahn fein gravierte Signatur "Laroche à Paris". Fein verschnittene Vollschäftung aus schön gemasertem Nussbaumholz, auf Höhe der ersten Ladestockhülse alt angesetzt. Der Kolben mit aufwändigen Silberdrahteinlagen dekoriert, vakante eiserne Daumenplatte. Aufwändig gearbeitete eiserne Garnitur mit plastisch geschnittenem Dekor auf Goldgrund. An der Unterseite fein kanellierte eiserne Ladestockröhrchen, originaler hölzerner Ladestock mit eisernem Dopper und Putzöse. Länge 146,5 cm.
Jean-Baptiste Laroche, als Büchsenmacher in Paris von 1740-69 nachweisbar, Arquebusier du Roi. Erhält 1743 das königliche "Brevet du Logement" im Louvre, den er bis zu seinem Tod bewohnt.
Ein Paar von ihm für König Ludwig XV. gefertigter Steinschlosspistolen befinden sich in der Sammlung des Victoria & Albert Museums in London (Accession Number 2243&A-1855). Eine weitere Pistole befindet sich in der Wallace Collection in London.
Eine Steinschlossflinte befindet sich in der Sammlung des Gatchina Arsenals in St. Petersburg, abgebildet in: Gatchina Arsenal, One hundred items from the collection of the Russian Emperors, St. Petersburg 2001, S. 95 ff.
A distinguished French flintlock shotgun by Jean Baptiste Laroche, Arquebusier du Roi Louis XV, of Paris, circa 1750
A distinguished French flintlock shotgun by Jean Baptiste Laroche, Arquebusier du Roi Louis XV, of Paris, circa 1750
Slender, slightly tapered barrel, the original bluing abraded in places. Octagonal and finely fluted at the breech, extending into round after a short decorative band with offset barrel rib. Smooth bore in 15.5 mm calibre. The muzzle with two decorative gold-inlaid bands, the rear sight surrounded by finely engraved decorative tendrils inlaid in gold. Gold-plated and engraved embellishment at the root of the barrel. The lock with delicately chased décor on a chiselled gold background. Depiction of the blacksmith Vulcan and a seated boy. The figure of a heron on the cock. Finely engraved signature "Laroche à Paris" behind the cock. The finely carved full stock in beautifully grained walnut, attached in old times at the first ramrod sleeve. The butt opulently decorated with silver wire inlays, a vacant iron thumb plate. Ostentatious iron furniture with three-dimensional, chiselled embellishment on a gold background. Finely fluted iron ramrod pipes on the underside, original wooden ramrod with iron tip and wad hook. Length 146.5 cm.
Jean-Baptiste Laroche is documented as a gunsmith in Paris from 1740 to 1769 and Arquebusier du Roi. In 1743, he was granted the royal "Brevet du Logement" in the Louvre, where he lived until his death.
A pair of flintlock pistols that he was commissioned to make for Louis XV forms part of the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (Accession Number 2243&A-1855). Another pistol can be found in the Wallace Collection in London.
A flintlock shotgun is in the holdings of the Gatchina arsenal in St. Petersburg, illustrated in: Gatchina Arsenal, One hundred items from the collection of the Russian Emperors, St. Petersburg, 2001, p. 95 ff.
Condition: II
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