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Claude Coignet (1757-1798)
Pair of pistols 1780
Walnut, gold, silver | 12.5 x 7.3 x 3.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 43818
Lobby, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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A pair of pistols of walnut with carved floral decoration on the stock, gold etched barrel and chased silver trigger guard and side pieces; the butt terminating in silver cap chased with profile head of a man looking left, on gold matted ground.
Provenance
Said to have belonged to Prince Charles Edward Stuart
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Creator(s)
(gunsmith)(nationality) -
Medium and techniques
Walnut, gold, silver
Measurements
12.5 x 7.3 x 3.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
France
