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A FINE ENGLISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK<br />
SPORTING GUN BY GEORGE (2) JONES, LONDON SILVER<br />
HALLMARKS FOR 1755<br />
with earlier Dutch two-stage swamped barrel fitted with<br />
silver fore-sight formed as a bearded grotesque, chiselled<br />
over the breech with a scrollwork panel enclosing a seated<br />
warrior, an elaborate grotesque mask, a walled city and<br />
differing cavalry scenes arranged vertically beneath a band<br />
of acanthus, engraved breech tang incorporating a<br />
moulded back-sight, signed stepped lock engraved with<br />
border ornament and with a spray of foliage on the tail,<br />
sliding bolt safety-catch, figured walnut full stock carved<br />
with a scrolling shell about the breech tang (the butt with<br />
scratches and bruising), full rococo silver mounts cast and<br />
chased in low relief, comprising classical trophy-of-arms<br />
side-plate, trigger-guard engraved with a flower on the bow<br />
and with rococo finial, butt-plate chiselled and engraved<br />
with flowers and shell ornament, three moulded ramrodpipes<br />
and vacant escutcheon incorporating an expanded<br />
flowerhead (later ramrod)<br />
Inv. no. F029.<br />
George (2) Jones is recorded in St <strong>Mar</strong>tin’s Lane, Long Acre<br />
circa 1734-50 and at Newport Street in 1756. He is known<br />
to have had unproved guns seized by the Gunmaker’s<br />
Company.<br />
£3000-3500<br />
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274<br />
A .451/.483 CALIBRE WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT<br />
BREECH-LOADING ‘MONKEY TAIL’ WHITWORTH TARGET<br />
RIFLE BY WESTLEY RICHARDS 170 NEW BOND STREET,<br />
LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 9430,<br />
CIRCA 1870<br />
with signed blued barrel matted towards the fore-sight and<br />
fitted with adjustable back-sight, scroll-engraved blued tipup<br />
breech, signed scroll-engraved bolted lock, highly<br />
figured walnut full stock with raised cheek-piece, chequered<br />
grip and fore-end, engraved steel mounts comprising<br />
trigger-guard decorated with a tiger on the bow and with<br />
pineapple finial, butt-plate with trap, three ramrod-pipes,<br />
and a pair of sling swivels,vacant silver escutcheon, horntipped<br />
fore-end cap, brass-tipped ebony ramrod (tip<br />
missing), and with traces of original finish<br />
91.2cm; 36in barrel<br />
Inv. no. F030.<br />
£1200-1500<br />
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