© National War Museum of Scotland
Double-Barrelled Flintlock Sporting Gun
Artist: Nicolas-Noël, & Son, Versailles Boutet (1761 - 1833)
Location: National War Museum of Scotland
Date: 1814
Materials: steel, silver, gold, walnut
Dimensions: 12 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £25,000 (Total: £225,000)
Vendor: N A Whittley
Review number: 4519 (1997)
Provenance:
Commissioned by H.R.H. the Duc de Berry for presentation to Lt. Gen. George Don; by descent in the family of the recipient's wife until the 1950s; sold privately through several dealers and collectors until c.1987.
Description:
The stock is of walnut carved with anthemion and acanthus ornament into which are set the gun's silver cast-and-chased mounts. Set into the wrist is the Arms of the recipient. The barrels are decorated with gilded patterns.
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