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dating: about 1730 provenance: Paris, Smoothbore, round, 13.3 mm cal. barrels, with square base, made of gilded bronze, with marks of the gunsmith Daniel Thiermay (Der Neue Stöckel 1085 and 5971), finely engraved with floral motifs partially in bass-relief at the first part and followed by a rib with long sight among geometrical engravings. Engraved tangs with sight. Very elegant locks with gilded bronze plate, finely engraved with floral motifs and with a bird's head. Iron cock (engraved with floral motifs), spring and batterie. Walnut full stocks finely embossed with fine gilded-bronze mounts, counter-plates pierced with busts and masks among racemes, trigger-guards with bust, butt-plates with a big mask among the busts and floral motifs. Backstraps with escutcheon featuring a crowned bust. The rear tang of the trigger-guards marked with inventory number 'N. 5 R 20' of the collection of Hessen-Darmstadt Dukes. These magnificent pistols probably come from the Kranichstein hunting lodge, which experienced its zenith of grandeur and patronage during the reigns of Ernst Ludwig (1667-1739, 1678-1739) and his son Ludwig VIII (1691-1768, reign 1739-1768). Both rulers were avid hunters, and this expensive passion nearly led Hessen-Darmstadt to financial ruin.Provenance: Collection of duke of Württemberg Inherited from the Prince of WiedDietmar Langer CollectionFor Daniel Thiermay see 'Der Neue Stöckel', vol. II, page 1276, gunsmith coming from Liege and documented in Paris from 1700 to 1740. length 53 cm.