Details of Lot 16
KRICO
A FINE 8X68S CUSTOM-BUILT BOLT-ACTION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 90094

25 1/2-inch barrel with engraved and gold inlaid muzzle ring, mounted with a Nickel Marburg 3x12 telescopic sight with engraved claw mounts, the profusely engraved receiver with bold foliate scrolls against a stippled ground within gold-lined borders, the highly engraved side panels engraved with similar scrollwork around deeply carved and gold inlaid scenes of deer and mountain goats within realistic landscapes, the detachable box magazine engraved with a cocker spaniel, bolt with side safety, the half length highly figured stock with further carved and chiselled decoration, the butt plate inlaid with a further foliate scroll engraved panel with a cameo scene inlaid in gold of a hunter with his spaniels in a woodland scene, 15-inch pull, 12lb., nitro proof

Sold for £2200
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Olympia, West London
9 December 2008
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply