Creator Information
Anonymous
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Date Information
late 17th century
Description
"The axe-head is a decorative scroll. Flintlock pistol. The handle is the sheath for a long four-sided stiletto. The handle is finely inlaid with ivory figures and scrolls. From the Meyrick Collection. From the Magniac Collection. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from The Sam Austin Sale, American Art Galleries through The American Art Association, Inc., April 24-28, 1917 for $210; sold to Gimbel Bros., Inc., March 31, 1941 for $98."
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Source
Long Island University, Brookville, NY, http://liu.edu Photograph, William Randolph Hearst Archive, S/B lot 1064, Article 76, Album 1b, p. 74