Very long and thin pair of flintlock pommel pistols.

Thin round barrels with flats and thundering sides, decorated with a double thread. Brass sights. Engraved locks "Helbe à Strasbovrg" and round-bodied swan-necked hammers, decorated with line decoration. Round iron basins with spark arrestors. Engraved dog screws. Iron fittings cut and decorated in line. Long-eared pommels. Iron thumb pieces surmounted by a lily. Chopstick holders with three round rings. Wooden chopsticks.

Total length: 71.7 cm - Caliber: 17 mm approx.

T.B.E. Around 1700.



 Holbe (Helbe) Jean-Nicolas : harquebusier in Strasbourg, 1692-1704.

Son of the very great harquebusier Lorentz Holbe, also in Strasbourg in 1653-1685, whose works appear in many museums (Copenhagen, Dresden, Paris, etc.).
Live Friday 12 June 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 6

Very long and thin pair of flintlock pommel pistols. Thin round barrels with flats and thundering sides, decorated with a double thread. Brass sights. Engraved locks "Helbe à Strasbovrg" and round-bodied swan-necked hammers, decorated with line decoration. Round iron basins with spark arrestors. Engraved dog screws. Iron fittings cut and decorated in line. Long-eared pommels. Iron thumb pieces surmounted by a lily. Chopstick holders with three round rings. Wooden chopsticks. Total length: 71.7 cm - Caliber: 17 mm approx. T.B.E. Around 1700. Holbe (Helbe) Jean-Nicolas : harquebusier in Strasbourg, 1692-1704. Son of the very great harquebusier Lorentz Holbe, also in Strasbourg in 1653-1685, whose works appear in many museums (Copenhagen, Dresden, Paris, etc.).

Estimate
€15,000 - €25,000
Result
€17,920
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Very long and thin pair of flintlock pommel pistols. Thin round barrels with flats and thundering sides, decorated with a double thread. Brass sights. Engraved locks "Helbe à Strasbovrg" and round-bodied swan-necked hammers, decorated with line decoration. Round iron basins with spark arrestors. Engraved dog screws. Iron fittings cut and decorated in line. Long-eared pommels. Iron thumb pieces surmounted by a lily. Chopstick holders with three round rings. Wooden chopsticks. Total length: 71.7 cm - Caliber: 17 mm approx. T.B.E. Around 1700. Holbe (Helbe) Jean-Nicolas : harquebusier in Strasbourg, 1692-1704. Son of the very great harquebusier Lorentz Holbe, also in Strasbourg in 1653-1685, whose works appear in many museums (Copenhagen, Dresden, Paris, etc.).
Sale Friday 12 June 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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