Lot n° 98
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 279EUR
Small pistol attributed to the gendarmerie, Louis XV period. - Lot 98
Small pistol attributed to the gendarmerie, Louis XV period.
Flat-bodied flintlock, converted to piston and swan-neck hammer.
Cursive "Penel Frères" signature.
Fluted and round barrel.
Walnut stock with chased brass fittings.
Counterplate with rocailles decoration and cap featuring a mascaron.
Test marks on all brass parts.
Oxidation and a few accidents.
Total length: 29cm.
Made in Saint-Etienne, circa 1750/60.
Penel (Frères) F et A.
Harquebusiers-manufacturers in Saint-Etienne in 1745-60.
Worked for the Gendarmerie in 1746. Pair of pistols in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.
Seen PENEL the eldest on a cavalry pistol marked on the barrel Reg de la Mothe Comp Mestre de Camp.
One of the brothers?
Category D
Expert : Alban DEGRAVE, Cabinet Artlys patrimoine
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