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J ROBERTS & SON
A FINE PAIR OF 28-BORE ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI SINGLE TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR OVER AND UNDER GUNS, NOS. 1284/5
30-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, solid matted ribs, the frames, pinless locks and gold numbered top levers engraved with foliate scrollwork against a matted stippled ground, the action bases signed with flowing scrolls, J. Roberts & Son, London, the trigger plates signed by the engraver, Diego Bonsi, 2001, rolled trigger guards, the highly figured 15-inch stocks with pistol grips, 6lb. 5oz., Italian nitro proof, in their maker's black plastic case
The maker confirms that the guns were built by Abbiatico & Salvinelli for J. Roberts & Son in 2001. The guns were finished to a very high specification with pinless sidelocks. |
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London |
| 17 April 2013 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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