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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-B
- Dimensionsdiameter 12.3 mm, length 49.95 cm, length 30.80 cm
- Physical characteristicsijzer, ivoor, verguld messing