Rare Double-barrel percussion shotgun, Eusebio Zuloaga, royal gunsmith, Spain, mid-19th...
Rare Double-barrel percussion shotgun, Eusebio Zuloaga, royal gunsmith, Spain, mid-19th century.
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Rare Double-barrel percussion shotgun, Eusebio Zuloaga, royal gunsmith, Spain, mid-19th century. The barrels of this gun and all metal parts are richly decorated with etching in the form of floral decoration and hunting scenes. The inscription on the barrels in Gothic script "Zuloaga, Arcabucero de S.M." The butt of the gun is decorated with carved floral decoration. Eusebio Zuloaga was one of the greatest advocates of the modern decorative damascene technique, thanks to preparation of the surface for inlay by means of fine undercut hammering. He achieved international fame. He learned the arms trade in the family, first of all with his uncle Ramón in Placencia de las Armas, and later with his father, in Madrid. He did time as an apprentice at the workshop of Jean Lepage in Paris and again in Saint-Étienne (1830-32). In 1834 he is named Major Lieutenant Armorer by the Royal Armory, and in 1844, Royal Arquebusier, by Queen Isabel II. Having opened his workshop in Madrid in 1842, in 1848 he opened another in Eibar. A wonderful collectible shotgun in good condition. Length 123 cm..
Condition
Good condition
Dimensions
Height 123 cm / 48.4 in
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Rare Double-barrel percussion shotgun, Eusebio Zuloaga, royal gunsmith, Spain, mid-19th century.
Item details
Description
Rare Double-barrel percussion shotgun, Eusebio Zuloaga, royal gunsmith, Spain, mid-19th century. The barrels of this gun and all metal parts are richly decorated with etching in the form of floral decoration and hunting scenes. The inscription on the barrels in Gothic script "Zuloaga, Arcabucero de S.M." The butt of the gun is decorated with carved floral decoration. Eusebio Zuloaga was one of the greatest advocates of the modern decorative damascene technique, thanks to preparation of the surface for inlay by means of fine undercut hammering. He achieved international fame. He learned the arms trade in the family, first of all with his uncle Ramón in Placencia de las Armas, and later with his father, in Madrid. He did time as an apprentice at the workshop of Jean Lepage in Paris and again in Saint-Étienne (1830-32). In 1834 he is named Major Lieutenant Armorer by the Royal Armory, and in 1844, Royal Arquebusier, by Queen Isabel II. Having opened his workshop in Madrid in 1842, in 1848 he opened another in Eibar. A wonderful collectible shotgun in good condition. Length 123 cm..
Condition
Good condition
Dimensions
Height 123 cm / 48.4 in
