© Royal Armouries Museum
Pair of Flintlock Holster pistols
Artist: Peter Monlong (died 1699)
Location: Royal Armouries Museum
Date: circa 1695
Materials: steel, walnut, silver
Dimensions: each: 52.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £90,000)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 2563 (1975)
Provenance:
The Dukes of Westminster; Anne, Duchess of Westminster.
Description:
Chiselled steel barrels and locks, walnut stocks; inlaid with scrollwork, and figurative decorations, in cut and engraved silver sheet and filigree wire work. May have been made for William III as portrait bust on the lock but French in style and motives.
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