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A pair of Ottoman silver-mounted gold-damascened steel flint lock pistols Turkey, period of Mahmud II (AH 1223-55/ AD 1808-39)(2) image 1
A pair of Ottoman silver-mounted gold-damascened steel flint lock pistols Turkey, period of Mahmud II (AH 1223-55/ AD 1808-39)(2) image 2
Property from a private collection of Islamic and Indian Art
Lot 111

A pair of Ottoman silver-mounted gold-damascened steel flint lock pistols
Turkey, period of Mahmud II (AH 1223-55/ AD 1808-39)
(2)

23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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A pair of Ottoman silver-mounted gold-damascened steel flint lock pistols
Turkey, period of Mahmud II (AH 1223-55/ AD 1808-39)

the steel barrels decorated in gold and silver overlay with vegetal motifs, the silver mounts in repoussé with flowers and a panoply, the wood block inlaid in silver wire with floral patterns, the barrel and lock damascened in gold and silver with floral patterns and rosettes, silver elements with tughra stamps
48.5 cm long(2)

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Provenance
Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 17 October 2002, lot 387.
Private UK collection.

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