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A fine flintlock hunting rifle, double-barrelled side-by-sid…
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144
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A fine flintlock hunting rifle, double-barrelled side-by-sid…
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Estimate €3,000 - €3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
A fine flintlock hunting rifle, double-barrelled side-by-side, by Philippe de Sellier:
Two separate blued steel barrels, each fitted with its own breech block; with two flat sides followed by rounded ends, they bear on the muzzles three square hallmarks on a gold background: ‘P S’ crowned, each signed: ‘PHILIPPE DE SELLIER’, held in place by two spacers forming a ramrod guide, with silver sights; length 107 cm, calibre 14.5 mm; breech stocks polished to a white finish, engraved with foliage, blued fixing screws; beautiful flat plates with finely engraved bodies, signed around the basins: ‘PHILIPPE DE SELLIER’, hammers with engraved swan-neck designs, blued fixing screws and hammer jaws, octagonal flint-holding screw heads, engraved firing mechanisms; iron fittings finely cut and engraved; the fore-end fitted with a finely cut, engraved and open-worked ring featuring six hearts; the butt plate has a pronounced curve; walnut stock with a veined finish, short, slightly carved fore-end, thumb piece in the shape of an ornate shield, made of engraved iron; on the wood, beneath the left trigger guard, an inventory number in white paint: ‘B 611’; total length 145 cm.
Date: circa 1720. Very good condition.
Philippe de SELLIER, arquebusier and arms dealer, Liège, 1676–1740.
Enclosed is an issue of *Les Amis du Musée d’Armes de Liège*, no. 142, October 2023, containing an article relating to this rifle.
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About the sale
Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
Auction location
Auction time
11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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