FR EN
1 / 2
two flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flintan old flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint flint
Premium Thierry de Maigret

138 - Pair of flintlock pistols, general officer’s model, 1st Vend…
See original version (French)

Estimate €18,000 - €25,000
Sale commission
Description
Pair of flintlock pistols, general officer’s model, 1st Vendémiaire, Year XII: Octagonal barrels, theslightly flared, blued, stamped with thunderbolts on a gold background; on the upper panels, an eagle in an oval and the inscription: ‘BOUTET’; on the left-hand side panels: ‘N B’ in a rectangle and ‘N B’ intertwined within an octagon; on the right-hand panels: ‘B C’ in a rectangle and ‘N B’ intertwined within an octagon; muzzles and gun barrels adorned with a gold fillet; silver handles; platinum discs in the light hole; length 21.7 cm, calibre 17.5 mm, hairline finish; left-hand sides numbered: ‘240’. Plates: flat bodies, marked: ‘Boutet Versailles’; hammers: spur-shaped; basins: volute-shaped, plated on the inside of the plate. Iron fittings, cut; oval silver caps, chiselled with a head of Medusa in high relief, one hallmarkedwith the 1st cock, 1798/1809, 1st standard for the province, guaranteed for the same period, numbered: ‘88’ for the Lower Seine, Rouen, silversmith Boutet: ?N B? in a diamond with a small pistol in the centre. Stock made of finely chequered walnut; grip panels of fruitwood, brass end caps. Total length 37 cm. (Barrels re-blued). Early First Empire period. Good to very good condition. BOUTET Nicolas Noël, b. c. 1761 – d. c. 1833, renowned director of the Versailles armoury from Year II (1818); he worked principally on award weapons, ceremonial weapons and luxury weapons, both bladed and firearms; these achieved worldwide renown for the quality of their craftsmanship and the originality of their designs. He had a branch of the manufactory in Paris, at 1236 Rue de la Loi (Rue de Richelieu) in Year XI, and subsequently at 87 Rue de Richelieu in 1807; he is recorded, as a private arquebusier, in 1823 at 23 Rue des Filles Saint-Thomas, where he practised until 1831. He had a son, Pierre Nicolas, born in 1786? and died in 1816, which explains why the inscription sometimes reads: ‘BOUTET and son’.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
Auction location
Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like