A beautiful flintlock by Acqua Fresca
dating: 18th Century provenance: Bologna, In iron, with roundish plate signed 'Acqua Fresca', finely engraved, with effigy of a nobleman with pistol and grotesque animal's head, with body of rinceaux, the screw is closed with a chiselled mask; engraved cock, chiselled with a bird's head that makes the rest of the safety lock, it's tail - the rest of the loader. Batterie chiselled with curls and engraved with floral motifs. Engraved with a crescent and floral motifs inside. Very scarce. length 15.3 cm.
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dating: 18th Century provenance: Bologna, In iron, with roundish plate signed 'Acqua Fresca', finely engraved, with effigy of a nobleman with pistol and grotesque animal's head, with body of rinceaux, the screw is closed with a chiselled mask; engraved cock, chiselled with a bird's head that makes the rest of the safety lock, it's tail - the rest of the loader. Batterie chiselled with curls and engraved with floral motifs. Engraved with a crescent and floral motifs inside. Very scarce. length 15.3 cm.
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