Long, rich flintlock pistol. - Lot 73

Long, rich flintlock pistol. Round thunderbolt barrel, blued, patinated, decorated with gold foliage, scrolls and a grimacing mask. Engraved, gilded breech. Flat-body lock engraved with a helmeted trophy, a mask on the tail and signed "Lamarre à Paris". Beautifully chased flat-body hound. Daisy-shaped hammer screw. Iron trigger guard. Rich silver fittings, some inlaid, engraved and chased with trophies of arms. Oval pommel decorated with a horseman, with small ears, adorned with a frieze of foliage. Long walnut stock, inlaid with silver motifs: flower, foliage, fantastic sea animal and grimacing mask. Iron-tipped ramrod. Length: 55.5 cm B.E. Vers 1700-1720 (patina of use). LAMARRE (or LAMORT) Jacques Harquebusier in Paris and Prague in the late 17th century. He became harquebusier to the Emperor of Austria.