Pair of flintlock pistols

Jean Louroux (?–1687), Maastricht, c. 1665, iron, ivory, gilt-brass

The quality of the carving on Jean Louroux’s pistols is always extremely high. An unusual feature of this pair is that each pistols has been made from a single piece of solid ivory: as a rule the fore-end of the stock (the section in which the barrel lies) and the pommel were carved separately and then joined. The ivory on the underside of the fore-end has been carved to resemble smoke curling from the powder.

Artwork typeflintlock pistol
Object numberNG-2002-23-194-A
Dimensionslength 49.75 cm, length 30.8 cm, diameter 12.2 mm
Physical characteristicsijzer, ivoor, verguld messing

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Pair of flintlock pistols

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Title(s)
- Flintlock pistol with ivory fore-end
- Pair of flintlock pistols
Object type
Object number
NG-2002-23-194-A
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘IOHAN LOVROVX // MAESTIRICHT’
Description
The quality of the carving on Jean Louroux’s pistols is always extremely high. An unusual feature of this pair is that each pistols has been made from a single piece of solid ivory: as a rule the fore-end of the stock (the section in which the barrel lies) and the pommel were carved separately and then joined. The ivory on the underside of the fore-end has been carved to resemble smoke curling from the powder.
Catalogue reference
E. Ilgner, Neuerwerbungen der Sammlung Major Emil Ilgner, Berlin-Lichterfelde-West Zeitschrift für historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde; (1931) p. 212 en afb. 4.

Creation

Creation
geweermaker: Jean Louroux, Maastricht
Dating
c. 1665
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Material and technique

Physcial description
ijzer, ivoor, verguld messing
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- length 49.75 cm
- length 30.8 cm
- diameter 12.2 mm

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Purchased from the H.L. Visser Collection, with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Ministerie van OCenW, the Ministerie van Defensie, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Lottery and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 2002-03
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- E. Ilgner, Neuerwerbungen der Sammlung Major Emil Ilgner, Berlin-Lichterfelde-West Zeitschrift für historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde; (1931) p. 212 en afb. 4.
- H.L. Visser, 'Dutch Ivory-Stocked Pistols', Bulletin [of the] American Society of Arms Collectors 53 (okt. 1985), omslagillustratie en p. 23, 43.
- Documentatiemap.
- J.P. Puype (Red.), 'Maastricht Ivory-stocked Pistols, 1650-1675' De Wapenverzamelaar: vijfde lustrumnummer 25 (1987), p. 55, 56, 71, 75.
- Howard L. Blackmore, The H.L. Visser Collection of Ivory-Stocked Pistols, London 1988, p. 13.
- J.P. Puype, 'Träume aus weissem Gold: elfenbeingeschäftete Maastrichter Pistolen' Deutsches Waffen-Journal 24; [Part 1] (nov. 1988) p.1565.