Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

377THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN NOBLEMAN377A FINE PAIR OF VIENNESE WHEEL-LOCK SPORTINGRIFLES BY ANDREAS ZENNER IN WIENN, CIRCA 1720-30with octagonal swamped barrels rifled with seven grooves,signed in gold divided by the barrelsmith’s gold-lined mark,numbered ‘1’ and ‘2’ in gold respectively and inlaid with agold cartouche over the breeches, fitted with gilt-brassfore-sights and folding leaf back-sights, engraved barreltangs, finely engraved locks each decorated with a staghunting scene and rococo scrolls, enclosed wheels, slidingpan-covers, flash-guards, the dogs each engraved with anallegorical figure, double set triggers, figured walnut fullstocks carved with rococo scrolls in low relief about thebarrel tangs, ahead of the trigger-guards and to the rear ofthe butts, carved cheek-pieces, inlaid in contrasting colourswith horn and burrwood, sliding patchbox-covers inlaidwith further contrasting panels of horn and burrwood, giltbrassmounts comprising side-plates pierced withstrapwork and foliage inhabited by a stag, trigger-guardsshaped for the fingers, engraved with a reclining femalefigure, a portrait bust and with strapwork terminals,engraved trigger-plates, engraved butt-plates, fitted with anengraved recessed plaque for the thumb on the spine ofthe butt, three faceted ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end capsinlaid with contrasting colours of horn behind, and originalwooden ramrods with tips of contrasting pieces of horn ensuite (one butt with worm damage, the other fore-endrepaired)82cm; 32D in barrels(2)Andreas Zenner came from Bielsko, Poland and is recordedin Vienna circa 1710-26.£10000-12000154