Splendour: The Philippe Missillier Collection of Islamic & Indian Arms and Armour

Splendour: The Philippe Missillier Collection of Islamic & Indian Arms and Armour

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 112. An Ottoman Flintlock Rifle, Turkey, 18th Century.

An Ottoman Flintlock Rifle, Turkey, 18th Century

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Auction Closed

April 29, 12:32 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

the watered steel barrel with extended sight, gold inlay in baroque floral pattern including carnations at the breech and muzzle and undeciphered maker’s mark at the top of the breech, flintlock mechanism inlaid en-suite with undeciphered maker’s mark, four silver barrel bands, stock extensively decorated with chased silver in large vegetal motifs attached with numerous small rivets, ‘... ibn Mustafa’ maker’s mark to top of butt

122cm.

Philippe Missillier Collection no.36C

A comparable flintlock rifle dated 1212 AH/1797-98 was sold in these rooms, 7 October 2009, lot 183. The present rifle shares its extensive use of chased silver in large vegetal motifs on the stock with that example. 

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