Fine 14 Bore Flintlock Silver Mounted Fowling Piece

Fine 14 Bore Flintlock Silver Mounted Fowling Piece

£6,350.00
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MFSR161
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A Fine Antique 14 Bore Flintlock Silver Mounted Fowling Piece, for presentation to an Eastern potentate by Henry Tatham, gunmaker to the King, 37 Charing Cross, London, 1824. With long, round barrel, 117.5cm, tapering barrel fitted with silver bead foresight on a sunburst. Signed in full in script within a linear frame over the breech and all retaining traces of early gilding.
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A Fine Antique 14 Bore Flintlock Silver Mounted Fowling Piece, for presentation to an Eastern potentate by Henry Tatham, gunmaker to the King, 37 Charing Cross, London, 1824. With long, round barrel, 117.5cm, tapering barrel fitted with silver bead foresight on a sunburst. Signed in full in script within a linear frame over the breech and all retaining traces of early gilding.


Platinum lined vent, finely engraved tang incorporating the rear sight, decorated with scrolls and foliage, stepped bevelled lock signed in block capitals, engraved with trophies of artillery, conventional foliage and a starburst, fitted with engraved cock en suite, rainproof pan and roller. Highly figured full stock profusely inlaid with finely engraved silver plaques and silver wire including cornucopia, elaborate trophies of arms, flower heads, leafy tendrils and foliage.


A pair of cornucopia issuant with conventional foliage enriched with pellets about the tang. Further trophies of arms, bow and music on each side of the butt, chequered grip enriched with minute silver nails. Full silver mounts cast and chased with trophies of arms in low relief and enriched with gilding comprising solid sideplate, trigger guard including a further mark. Butt plate, vacant escutcheon and three ramrod pipes, horn tipped ramrod with iron worm and two iron sling loops. Overall length 158.5cm.


Henry (I) Tatham was born at Frith Street, Soho, in 1770. He became sword cutler & beltmaker in ordinary in 1798. He was in partnership with Joseph Egg as Tatham and Egg, circa 1801 to 1814 and worked on his own at 37 Charing Cross, 1815-1834. He is recorded as making a number of elaborate presentation firearms, including rifles for American Indian chiefs in 1816. See Blackmore, 1999, Page 109. The makers mark is probably that of Elizabeth Barnett, widow of Michael Barnett, who registered her mark 11 Feb 1823, see Dickens 1999 page 86-117.

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