THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN A FINE PAIR OF 20 BORE LIEGOIS FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS, CIRCA 1700, PROBABLY BY PHILIPPE DESELLIER with swamped barrels formed in two stages, fitted with moulded brass fore-sights on a chiselled and gilt ground of scrolling foliage, chiselled and gilt medians, octagonal breeches chiselled with a classical warrior above a crowned heart impaled by a sword, a pair of supporting leopards, a further trophy-of-arms, all within a framework of scrolling foliage against a punched and gilt ground, grooved breech tangs chiselled and gilt with a bouquet, stepped locks chiselled and gilt with reclining classical warriors and monsterhead scrolls, fitted with chiselled and gilt cocks decorated with trophies-of-arms centring on a celestial mask and chiselled steels, the insides of the lock plates stamped 'PLD' within a rectangular panel, figured walnut full stocks (very small chips and light bruising), carved in low relief with foliage and raised mouldings including delicate scrolling tendrils with monsterhead terminals about the rear ramrod-pipes, a pendant at each end of the locks and the sideplates, and scallop shells and scrolls about the tangs, gilt-brass mounts cast and chased in the Parisian style, comprising side-plates pierced and chased with foliage carrying bound prisoners and trophies-of-war, spurred pommels with grotesque mask caps and decorated on the sides with scrolls of foliage and the Cardinal Virtues comprising Justice and Fortitude on one pistol and Prudence and Temperance on the other, trigger-guards decorated with differing classical figures seated upon trophies-of-arms and with foliate terminals, crowned escutcheons with portrait profiles carried by a pair of bound prisoners, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, the rear pipe decorated with a grotesque, and in untouched condition with much original gilding throughout (later ramrods, the steel parts with light surface rust) 32 cm; 12 5/8 in barrels (2) A pair of pistols, formerly in the Visser collection (cat. no. 357), are signed Gilles Deselier and have silver mounts executed in a very similar manner. Another pair of pistols from the same collection are struck with a related mark and signed Philippe Deselier (cat. No. 376). The Desellier brothers, Philippe and Gilles, are recorded in Liège circa 1676-1740 and 1680-1710 respectively. See Visser 1996, p. 304 and p. 356. The quality of steel chiselling and stock carving on the present pistols is notably fine.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN A FINE PAIR OF 20 BORE LIEGOIS FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS, CIRCA 1700, PROBABLY BY PHILIPPE DESELLIER with swamped barrels formed in two stages, fitted with moulded brass fore-sights on a chiselled and gilt ground of scrolling foliage, chiselled and gilt medians, octagonal breeches chiselled with a classical warrior above a crowned heart impaled by a sword, a pair of supporting leopards, a further trophy-of-arms, all within a framework of scrolling foliage against a punched and gilt ground, grooved breech tangs chiselled and gilt with a bouquet, stepped locks chiselled and gilt with reclining classical warriors and monsterhead scrolls, fitted with chiselled and gilt cocks decorated with trophies-of-arms centring on a celestial mask and chiselled steels, the insides of the lock plates stamped 'PLD' within a rectangular panel, figured walnut full stocks (very small chips and light bruising), carved in low relief with foliage and raised mouldings including delicate scrolling tendrils with monsterhead terminals about the rear ramrod-pipes, a pendant at each end of the locks and the sideplates, and scallop shells and scrolls about the tangs, gilt-brass mounts cast and chased in the Parisian style, comprising side-plates pierced and chased with foliage carrying bound prisoners and trophies-of-war, spurred pommels with grotesque mask caps and decorated on the sides with scrolls of foliage and the Cardinal Virtues comprising Justice and Fortitude on one pistol and Prudence and Temperance on the other, trigger-guards decorated with differing classical figures seated upon trophies-of-arms and with foliate terminals, crowned escutcheons with portrait profiles carried by a pair of bound prisoners, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, the rear pipe decorated with a grotesque, and in untouched condition with much original gilding throughout (later ramrods, the steel parts with light surface rust) 32 cm; 12 5/8 in barrels (2) A pair of pistols, formerly in the Visser collection (cat. no. 357), are signed Gilles Deselier and have silver mounts executed in a very similar manner. Another pair of pistols from the same collection are struck with a related mark and signed Philippe Deselier (cat. No. 376). The Desellier brothers, Philippe and Gilles, are recorded in Liège circa 1676-1740 and 1680-1710 respectively. See Visser 1996, p. 304 and p. 356. The quality of steel chiselling and stock carving on the present pistols is notably fine.
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