A beautiful snaphaunce flintlock by Domenico Guardiani
dating: 1775 provenance: Anghiari, In iron, richly decorated with grotesque figures in bass-relief, the cock with a face at the base, the base with a winged figure and tall hat, pan with grotesque mask, sliding pan cover, decorated with a mask in bass-relief and a face in high-relief, batterie with a female figure and curls, cock's and batterie's screw with a mask. Signed 'Domenico Guardiani' inside, carved spring, other parts engraved, date '1775' next to the trigger. length 15.5 cm.
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dating: 1775 provenance: Anghiari, In iron, richly decorated with grotesque figures in bass-relief, the cock with a face at the base, the base with a winged figure and tall hat, pan with grotesque mask, sliding pan cover, decorated with a mask in bass-relief and a face in high-relief, batterie with a female figure and curls, cock's and batterie's screw with a mask. Signed 'Domenico Guardiani' inside, carved spring, other parts engraved, date '1775' next to the trigger. length 15.5 cm.
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