Lot 199S2
An exceptional F. Iora-engraved 28-bore (2¾in) single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by Armi Flli. Bertuzzi, no. 5769
8 December 2010, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£10,000 - £15,000
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Find your local specialistAn exceptional F. Iora-engraved 28-bore (2¾in) single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by Armi Flli. Bertuzzi, no. 5769
The action exquisitely engraved depicting Diana hunting, the left side depicting the goddess in a pastoral scene with female bearer and hunting dog preparing for the hunt, the right depicting the end of a successful hunt, and the underside depicting Diana and her dog whilst hunting, the main figures picked out in gold, the furniture with fine foliate-scroll engraving, the slightly flared fences engraved en suite, the trigger-plate signed F. Iora Ing., non-selective single-trigger with manual safety-slide, rolled-edge trigger-guard, highly-figured stock, forend inlaid with the makers banner in gold, the chopper-lump barrels (loose on action), the left with Armi Flli. Bertuzzi inlaid in gold, with matt-rib
Weight 5lb. 9¾oz., 14½in. stock, 27in. barrels, approx. ½ & full choke, 2¾in. chambers, Italian nitro proof
Weight 5lb. 9¾oz., 14½in. stock, 27in. barrels, approx. ½ & full choke, 2¾in. chambers, Italian nitro proof
Footnotes
Literature:
'Quatre merveilles annuelles pour des quatre mains de deux grands artistes', Fire!, July/August 1992, pp. 50-53
Offered together with a scanned copy of the above article