Title
Creator Information
Anonymous
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Date Information
17th century
Description
"Polygonal barrel with engraved breech, and fluted throughout its length. Lock chased and engraved with the greatest delicacy. The cock is wrought in the shape of a sea-horse ridden by a nude female. A second naked female reclines on the pan cover. A terminal figure of Cupid forms the bridle of the pan. Lock-plate chased with a mascaron. The trigger-guard is likewise finely chased. Stock and butt inlaid with copper and silver filigree. From the Spitzer Collection. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., April 24, 1924 for $841.82; sold to Gimbel Bros., Inc., May 26, 1941 for $262.50. "
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Source
Long Island University, Brookville, NY, http://liu.edu Photograph, William Randolph Hearst Archive, S/B lot 625, Article 196, Album 1a, p. 5