Ein Paar eisengeschnittene Luxus-Steinschlosspistolen, Cunet, Lyon, um 1660 - photo 1

Ein Paar eisengeschnittene Luxus-Steinschlosspistolen, Cunet, Lyon, um 1660

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€ 12 000
Auction dateClassic
24.10.2022 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 1073 | Ein Paar eisengeschnittene Luxus-Steinschlosspistolen, Cunet, Lyon, um 1660
Runde, zweifach gestufte, italienische Exportläufe mit verstärkten Mündungen. Glatte Seele im Kaliber 14,5 mm. Über den Kammern fein kannelierter Dekor mit geschlagener Bezeichnung "Lazari Cominaz". Hochwertig gearbeitete Steinschlösser mit fein gestochenem Dekor. Auf den Schlossplatten stehende weibliche Figur, in den Händen ein Bandeau mit Signatur "Cunet à Lion". Hähne, Batterien und Federn mit feinem Eisenschnitt dekoriert. Auf der Schlossgegenseite verschraubte, eiserne Tragespangen, die Ansätze fein graviert. Vollschäfte aus fein gemasertem Nussbaumholz mit geschnittener und gravierter eiserner Garnitur. Die gravierten eisernen Knäufe in vollplastische, geschnittene Maskarone auslaufend. Originale, hölzerne Ladestöcke mit Horndoppern. Länge 47,5 cm.
Claude Cunet ist um 1651 in Lyon als Büchsenmacher nachgewiesen. Extrem hochwertig gearbeitete, frühe Steinschlosspistolen mit hervorragendem Eisenschnitt.
The round, double-stepped, Italian export barrels with reinforced muzzles. Smooth bore in 14.5 mm calibre. Fine decorative fluting at the breeches, struck with the inscription "Lazari Cominaz". The exquisite flintlocks with delicately engraved décor. A standing female figure on the lock plates, holding a banner signed "Cunet à Lion" in her hands. The cocks, frizzens and springs with finely chiselled embellishments. Iron suspension bars screwed onto the side opposite the lock, the bases intricately engraved. The full stocks in finely grained walnut, with chiselled and engraved iron furnitures. The engraved iron pommels tapering into fully sculptured, chiselled mascarons. The original wooden ramrods with horn tips. Length 47.5 cm.
Claude Cunet is known to have been a gunsmith in Lyons in 1651. The early flintlock pistols wrought with exceptional workmanship, featuring outstanding chiselling.
Auction house category:Handguns: flintlock and percussion
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