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Chronology : 1770-1779 1800-1809 1810-1819
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1775-1776 pair of Lafayette-Washington saddle pistols
2002 SOLD 2 M$ including premium by Christie's
Illustrated at Nr 3 within a Top 5 review shared by Paul Fraser.
later Qianlong - Imperial Hunting Parties in Rehe
2016 SOLD for £ 2M including premium
The Chinese invented gunpowder but their regular use of firearms was surprisingly slow. When Kangxi appreciates the superiority that the cannon can bring to his armies, he relies on the European technologies obligingly brought to his court by the Jesuits.
Kangxi creates a nature reserve for the exclusive use of imperial hunting in the vast territory of Rehe. As anything from Kangxi, this choice is wise. Rehe is located between Manchuria from where the Qing were coming and Mongolia whose alliance was politically valuable for the consolidation of the new dynasty.
Qianlong is like his grandfather an avid hunter who often stays in Rehe where he welcomes foreign diplomats in his yurt in a less formal surrounding than in Beijing. His Mongol friends are using arrow and spear. The emperor knows easily to display his own superiority as the bullet from his musket reaches more distant animals. Qianlong is a skilled shooter.
On November 9 in London, Sotheby's sells a rare matchlock musket with the imperial mark of Qianlong, lot 100 estimated £ 1M, which is probably the only example in private hands.
This deluxe firearm was manufactured by the imperial workshops. An undeciphered inscription may be the name of the gunsmith. This piece was identified in period as the best in its class by a control mark certifying it as Supreme Grade Number 1.
It is not dated but could have been made in the last years of the reign. Same as for clocks, the imperial craftsmen were reproducing the European techniques. The Chinese musket has similarities with a British firearm presented in Rehe by Lord Macaulay to Qianlong for celebrating his 80th anniversary in 1793 of our calendar.
Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
Kangxi creates a nature reserve for the exclusive use of imperial hunting in the vast territory of Rehe. As anything from Kangxi, this choice is wise. Rehe is located between Manchuria from where the Qing were coming and Mongolia whose alliance was politically valuable for the consolidation of the new dynasty.
Qianlong is like his grandfather an avid hunter who often stays in Rehe where he welcomes foreign diplomats in his yurt in a less formal surrounding than in Beijing. His Mongol friends are using arrow and spear. The emperor knows easily to display his own superiority as the bullet from his musket reaches more distant animals. Qianlong is a skilled shooter.
On November 9 in London, Sotheby's sells a rare matchlock musket with the imperial mark of Qianlong, lot 100 estimated £ 1M, which is probably the only example in private hands.
This deluxe firearm was manufactured by the imperial workshops. An undeciphered inscription may be the name of the gunsmith. This piece was identified in period as the best in its class by a control mark certifying it as Supreme Grade Number 1.
It is not dated but could have been made in the last years of the reign. Same as for clocks, the imperial craftsmen were reproducing the European techniques. The Chinese musket has similarities with a British firearm presented in Rehe by Lord Macaulay to Qianlong for celebrating his 80th anniversary in 1793 of our calendar.
Please watch the video shared by Sotheby's.
1804-1806 pair of flintlock pistols made by Boutet for Bolivar
2004 SOLD 1.7 M$ including premium by Christie's
Link to catalogue.
1814 A Pair of Pistols for the Aiglon
2015 SOLD for £ 960K including premium
The Emperor Napoléon is very proud to have an heir, born on March 20, 1811, loaded with titles from birth. He commissions in 1813 a pair of pistols to the arquebusier Jean Le Page, specialist of luxury guns and skilled inventor.
Le Page realized in January 1814 this pair of short and light pistols, 21 cm including the stock, which may be held by a young boy. Arms and case are inlaid with precious materials, with all the symbols of the Empire along with the Iron Crown which is more specifically an attribute to the King of Rome.
The Emperor desired to express his confidence in the military future of his Aiglon. In a cartouche outside the box, the Centaur Chiron teaches the young Achilles to shoot.
The Empire runs just after into a disaster, with an unforeseen consequence on the art market. Frustrated to have lost the access to Paris for ten years, the English antiquarians rush and start acquiring Napoleonic souvenirs. The pair of pistols of the King of Rome was purchased in 1816 by William Bullock, naturalist and explorer who was a very active creator of museums in London.
This pair is estimated £ 800K, for sale in its original case by Sotheby's in London on July 8, lot 35. I invite you to play the video shared by Sotheby's:
Le Page realized in January 1814 this pair of short and light pistols, 21 cm including the stock, which may be held by a young boy. Arms and case are inlaid with precious materials, with all the symbols of the Empire along with the Iron Crown which is more specifically an attribute to the King of Rome.
The Emperor desired to express his confidence in the military future of his Aiglon. In a cartouche outside the box, the Centaur Chiron teaches the young Achilles to shoot.
The Empire runs just after into a disaster, with an unforeseen consequence on the art market. Frustrated to have lost the access to Paris for ten years, the English antiquarians rush and start acquiring Napoleonic souvenirs. The pair of pistols of the King of Rome was purchased in 1816 by William Bullock, naturalist and explorer who was a very active creator of museums in London.
This pair is estimated £ 800K, for sale in its original case by Sotheby's in London on July 8, lot 35. I invite you to play the video shared by Sotheby's:
1825 The Tribute by Lafayette to Bolivar
2016 SOLD for $ 1.8M including premium
The marquis de La Fayette discovered liberty alongside Washington during the American War of Independence. He was just 20 years old.
Despite a major activity during the French Revolution, he was unable to turn his passion into a viable political program. Hostile to the nobles but not to the monarchy, he changed the spelling of his name to Lafayette.
The Americans have not forgotten this foreigner who had been a hero of their independence. He finally realizes at 67 his dream to visit again the United States. He is honored like a head of state and his tour is triumphant, from July 1824 to September 1825.
Lafayette admired Simon Bolivar. In October 1825, he enthusiastically accepts a request from the Washington family to send to El Libertador some souvenirs from the former President. A gorgeous pair of flintlock pistols by Boutet in a case dated 1825 is a personal gift by Lafayette to Bolivar, probably through the same shipment.
This pair of silver mounted pistols is estimated $ 1.5M for sale byChristie's in New York on April 13, lot 36.
Another pair of pistols made by the same manufacturer was owned by Bolivar during his stay in Paris between 1804 and 1806. It was sold for $ 1.7 million including premium by Christie's on 17 November 2004.
I invite you to watch the video shared by Christie's :
Despite a major activity during the French Revolution, he was unable to turn his passion into a viable political program. Hostile to the nobles but not to the monarchy, he changed the spelling of his name to Lafayette.
The Americans have not forgotten this foreigner who had been a hero of their independence. He finally realizes at 67 his dream to visit again the United States. He is honored like a head of state and his tour is triumphant, from July 1824 to September 1825.
Lafayette admired Simon Bolivar. In October 1825, he enthusiastically accepts a request from the Washington family to send to El Libertador some souvenirs from the former President. A gorgeous pair of flintlock pistols by Boutet in a case dated 1825 is a personal gift by Lafayette to Bolivar, probably through the same shipment.
This pair of silver mounted pistols is estimated $ 1.5M for sale byChristie's in New York on April 13, lot 36.
Another pair of pistols made by the same manufacturer was owned by Bolivar during his stay in Paris between 1804 and 1806. It was sold for $ 1.7 million including premium by Christie's on 17 November 2004.
I invite you to watch the video shared by Christie's :
1860 Henry in the Fire of Action
2013 SOLD 600 K$ including premium
Benjamin Henry was a gunsmith in the New Haven Arms Company led by Oliver Winchester. The Henry .44 manual repeating rifle, patented in 1860, is the predecessor of the famous rifle that will take the name of his boss.
Henry's patent significantly improved the performance of the previous model, the Volcanic. The Henry rifle had a significant rhythm of firing, with 15 shots per round. Its easy loading enabled a well-trained shooter to perform 100 firings in five minutes.
Despite its accuracy, this engineering marvel was not officially accepted by the army. They indeed selected the Spencer rifle designed in the same year. The Henry was indeed not perfect, with a risk of accidental fire and overheating, but especially the army preferred a slower repetition to avoid a costly waste of ammunition.
So during the Civil War the Henry rifle remained an elite firearm that the best soldiers were buying at their own expense and enjoyed to have with them in the most difficult actions.
These guns usually had a brass frame. The New Haven Arms Company also produced a variation with an iron frame despite the risk of rust.
A specimen of the iron framed Henry, with a serial number within the first fifty, remained in a stunning condition, having retained almost all of the blue finish of the metal and the coating of the walnut stock. It is estimated $ 600K, for sale on September 15 in Rock Island IL by RIAC. Here is the link to the catalog.
POST SALE COMMENT
Seen live on iCollector: this old rifle in wonderful condition was sold for $ 550K before fees.
Henry's patent significantly improved the performance of the previous model, the Volcanic. The Henry rifle had a significant rhythm of firing, with 15 shots per round. Its easy loading enabled a well-trained shooter to perform 100 firings in five minutes.
Despite its accuracy, this engineering marvel was not officially accepted by the army. They indeed selected the Spencer rifle designed in the same year. The Henry was indeed not perfect, with a risk of accidental fire and overheating, but especially the army preferred a slower repetition to avoid a costly waste of ammunition.
So during the Civil War the Henry rifle remained an elite firearm that the best soldiers were buying at their own expense and enjoyed to have with them in the most difficult actions.
These guns usually had a brass frame. The New Haven Arms Company also produced a variation with an iron frame despite the risk of rust.
A specimen of the iron framed Henry, with a serial number within the first fifty, remained in a stunning condition, having retained almost all of the blue finish of the metal and the coating of the walnut stock. It is estimated $ 600K, for sale on September 15 in Rock Island IL by RIAC. Here is the link to the catalog.
POST SALE COMMENT
Seen live on iCollector: this old rifle in wonderful condition was sold for $ 550K before fees.
1870 The Silver Winchester
2016 SOLD for $ 480K including premium
In the category of firearms some hidden treasures are still surfacing. On September 11 in Rock Island IL, RIAC sells a sensational example of the Winchester Model 1866, lot 3014 estimated in excess of $ 225K. This piece was never documented or exhibited and was kept for about 128 years in the family of its current owner.
This Winchester in excellent condition has a solid German silver frame. Only one other Model 1866 has such a feature, much more luxurious than sterling or plated silver. The rifle for sale is illustrated by hunting scenes executed with a high sharpness and a beautiful depth of field that were undoubtedly the work of one of the best engravers, Gustave Young or perhaps Conrad Ulrich.
From the serial number it can be deduced that it was made in 1870. Winchester archivists retrieved on the owner's request its shipping date from the warehouse of the company, May 6, 1878.
The owner is a descendant of Wm. P. Loper who was general manager of a circus named F. A. Robbins' New Shows. In the list of the performers Chevalier Ira Paine is identified as Master Shot of the World.
Paine was one of the best pistol shooters of his time. A sports champion turned professional, he made demonstration shows including international tours in which his skill marveled the kings. He was named chevalier of an ancient military order by the king of Portugal. A photo shows him with two rifles that lean against a table, one of which is well matching with the silver Winchester.
Now in oblivion, Paine was famous in his time and that gun may have been offered to him by Winchester or by a fan in recognition of his feats. We do not know. The current owner tells that Robbins, the owner of the circus, eloped with a girlfriend, taking with them the receipts of the season, probably in 1888. Paine presented the Winchester to his friend Loper for comforting him.
I invite you to watch the video shared by RIAC :
This Winchester in excellent condition has a solid German silver frame. Only one other Model 1866 has such a feature, much more luxurious than sterling or plated silver. The rifle for sale is illustrated by hunting scenes executed with a high sharpness and a beautiful depth of field that were undoubtedly the work of one of the best engravers, Gustave Young or perhaps Conrad Ulrich.
From the serial number it can be deduced that it was made in 1870. Winchester archivists retrieved on the owner's request its shipping date from the warehouse of the company, May 6, 1878.
The owner is a descendant of Wm. P. Loper who was general manager of a circus named F. A. Robbins' New Shows. In the list of the performers Chevalier Ira Paine is identified as Master Shot of the World.
Paine was one of the best pistol shooters of his time. A sports champion turned professional, he made demonstration shows including international tours in which his skill marveled the kings. He was named chevalier of an ancient military order by the king of Portugal. A photo shows him with two rifles that lean against a table, one of which is well matching with the silver Winchester.
Now in oblivion, Paine was famous in his time and that gun may have been offered to him by Winchester or by a fan in recognition of his feats. We do not know. The current owner tells that Robbins, the owner of the circus, eloped with a girlfriend, taking with them the receipts of the season, probably in 1888. Paine presented the Winchester to his friend Loper for comforting him.
I invite you to watch the video shared by RIAC :
1870 Rifle Artists
2013 SOLD 440 K$ including premium
The most ambitious gunsmiths have created ceremonial arms for being presented to personalities. Colt has not failed to this tradition. Executed circa 1853, a Colt revolver engraved in deep relief and inlaid with gold was sold for $ 1.15 million including premium by Sotheby's on 21 January 2012.
These pieces are very rare. The press release from Sotheby's indicated that only 21 gold inlaid Colt firearms are surviving. The best artists in this specialty were Gustave Young and the three Ulrich brothers.
At the end of the Civil War, Oliver Winchester knows that his New Haven Arms Company produces the best rifle in the world. He creates the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to operate the Model 1866, an improvement of the Henry rifle.
He follows the example of Colt. In 1869, Conrad Ulrich leaves Colt and comes to New Haven for engraving and gilding Winchester rifles.
Made circa 1870, a Model 1866 ornated by Conrad (CF) Ulrich is estimated $ 300K, for sale by RIAC in Rock Island on September 14. Here is the link to the catalog.
This firearm is in exceptional condition, with 98% of its original finish. Considered as a masterpiece of the engraver, it shows the usual hunting scenes but also a rarer feature : a shy female nude on both sides of the rifle.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good result for this exceptional Winchester: $ 380K before fees.
These pieces are very rare. The press release from Sotheby's indicated that only 21 gold inlaid Colt firearms are surviving. The best artists in this specialty were Gustave Young and the three Ulrich brothers.
At the end of the Civil War, Oliver Winchester knows that his New Haven Arms Company produces the best rifle in the world. He creates the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to operate the Model 1866, an improvement of the Henry rifle.
He follows the example of Colt. In 1869, Conrad Ulrich leaves Colt and comes to New Haven for engraving and gilding Winchester rifles.
Made circa 1870, a Model 1866 ornated by Conrad (CF) Ulrich is estimated $ 300K, for sale by RIAC in Rock Island on September 14. Here is the link to the catalog.
This firearm is in exceptional condition, with 98% of its original finish. Considered as a masterpiece of the engraver, it shows the usual hunting scenes but also a rarer feature : a shy female nude on both sides of the rifle.
POST SALE COMMENT
Very good result for this exceptional Winchester: $ 380K before fees.
1885 Best and Beasts
2018 SOLD for $ 750K including premium
The Winchester rifle models are commercially designated by the year of their first release. They do not come in succession one another but in parallel and so increase the catalog. Thus the 1866 and 1873 Models made famous by the Indian wars are produced by the factory until 1899 and 1923.
Based on the same patents the Model 1876 launched during the Centennial celebrations is a shotgun including a DeLuxe option with hardened metal and a One Of One Thousand sort of the most excellent units.
These rifles are not rare but the best preserved copies are a delight for the collectors. Thus the very first of the fifty-four 1 Of 1000 Model 1876, retaining 95% of its original blue, was sold for $ 495K including premium by Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) on September 6, 2008.
The Model 1876 was produced until 1897 and included four barrel length options and four possible gauges. These rifles are often decorated with hunting scenes by one or another of the three Ulrich brothers. One of them in a time capsule condition having preserved 98% of its blue is the finest example of its type. It is estimated $ 450K for sale by RIAC at Rock Island IL on April 14, lot 1017.
This DeLuxe 40-60 WCF 28 inches supplied from factory in 1885 was decorated by John Ulrich with a powerful portrait of a grizzly bear on one side and a whitetail buck head on the other side. The video shared by the auction house illustrates its perfect condition.
Based on the same patents the Model 1876 launched during the Centennial celebrations is a shotgun including a DeLuxe option with hardened metal and a One Of One Thousand sort of the most excellent units.
These rifles are not rare but the best preserved copies are a delight for the collectors. Thus the very first of the fifty-four 1 Of 1000 Model 1876, retaining 95% of its original blue, was sold for $ 495K including premium by Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) on September 6, 2008.
The Model 1876 was produced until 1897 and included four barrel length options and four possible gauges. These rifles are often decorated with hunting scenes by one or another of the three Ulrich brothers. One of them in a time capsule condition having preserved 98% of its blue is the finest example of its type. It is estimated $ 450K for sale by RIAC at Rock Island IL on April 14, lot 1017.
This DeLuxe 40-60 WCF 28 inches supplied from factory in 1885 was decorated by John Ulrich with a powerful portrait of a grizzly bear on one side and a whitetail buck head on the other side. The video shared by the auction house illustrates its perfect condition.
1886 The End of the Apache Wars
2016 SOLD for $ 1.27M including premium
Apache wars are a long series of horrific violence in Mexico and southern United States. The murders of Native American Indians and of their families provoke a retaliation against the settlers. The small band led by Geronimo is terrible but it is isolated by the acceptance of a growing number of Apaches to live in the Indian reservations.
The government can not wait. General Miles issues the order to capture or kill. Exhausted, Geronimo agrees to negotiate. On 4 September 1886 he is offering his surrender to Captain Lawton.
Lawton is an impeccable officer with a deserved reputation for gallantry. On April 30 in Rock Island, RIAC sells as lot 1025 a rifle and a watch offered to the hero for honoring his feat. The lot is estimated $ 500K.
The rifle is the serial number 1 of the Model 1886 by Winchester. It was presented to Lawton and so inscribed by Lieutenant Albee who was a collaborator of Winchester Repeating Arms since his retirement from the army. It is in excellent condition.
The gold plated pocket watch by Howard was offered to Lawton by the New Mexican cattlemen relieved by the end of slaughters and cattle raids. Further north the Sioux continue the American Indian uprising until 1890.
I invite you to watch the video shared by the auction house:
The government can not wait. General Miles issues the order to capture or kill. Exhausted, Geronimo agrees to negotiate. On 4 September 1886 he is offering his surrender to Captain Lawton.
Lawton is an impeccable officer with a deserved reputation for gallantry. On April 30 in Rock Island, RIAC sells as lot 1025 a rifle and a watch offered to the hero for honoring his feat. The lot is estimated $ 500K.
The rifle is the serial number 1 of the Model 1886 by Winchester. It was presented to Lawton and so inscribed by Lieutenant Albee who was a collaborator of Winchester Repeating Arms since his retirement from the army. It is in excellent condition.
The gold plated pocket watch by Howard was offered to Lawton by the New Mexican cattlemen relieved by the end of slaughters and cattle raids. Further north the Sioux continue the American Indian uprising until 1890.
I invite you to watch the video shared by the auction house:
1907 If you want Peace, prepare your Luger
2010 SOLD 495 K$ including premium
The U.S. Army has considered very early the importance of standardization, and remains today the undisputed world leader in this practice. In the early twentieth century, the need was to provide a semi automatic pistol, and the military had decided that it should use .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridges, 11.43x23mm.
The Austrian inventor Georg Luger and the German company that employed him, the Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, tried this adventure. The slogan of this company was the Latin phrase Si vis pacem para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war), and the product line developed by Luger was known as the Parabellum-Pistole.
In 1907, Luger brought two pistols to the U.S. Test Trials, which organized the selection. One of them underwent all tests, including destructive tests to assess its robustness.
Luger and his company quickly realized (and probably rightly) that the American army was not prepared to use a foreign arm, and they withdrew from this project. Luger pistols then equipped with success the German army, among others.
The fate of the destructive sample is not known. If it survives somewhere, it is necessarily in bad condition. The other, which served as an attrition, is very well preserved. This prestigious piece has received the Million Dollar Luger nickname since a private sale at that price in 1989.
It comes for the first time in an auction sale. It is held in Anaheim, California, March 14, by Greg Martin Auctions. This lot is being announced at $ 500K. With a high estimate of $ 1 million, as one might guess!
POST SALE COMMENT
A Google search just gave me the result, shared by OCLNN (Orange County Local News Network). The article is interesting, with much information about the sale, the opinion of the auctioneer and a photo of the lot.
It was sold at 430 K $ hammer price, 495 K $ including premium. The auction house had hoped for better, as I showed in my article. This confirms, in my opinion, that we should not rely on a private sale to predict a price at auction.
A Luger is not a Colt. Let me consider this result as excellent.
The Austrian inventor Georg Luger and the German company that employed him, the Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, tried this adventure. The slogan of this company was the Latin phrase Si vis pacem para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war), and the product line developed by Luger was known as the Parabellum-Pistole.
In 1907, Luger brought two pistols to the U.S. Test Trials, which organized the selection. One of them underwent all tests, including destructive tests to assess its robustness.
Luger and his company quickly realized (and probably rightly) that the American army was not prepared to use a foreign arm, and they withdrew from this project. Luger pistols then equipped with success the German army, among others.
The fate of the destructive sample is not known. If it survives somewhere, it is necessarily in bad condition. The other, which served as an attrition, is very well preserved. This prestigious piece has received the Million Dollar Luger nickname since a private sale at that price in 1989.
It comes for the first time in an auction sale. It is held in Anaheim, California, March 14, by Greg Martin Auctions. This lot is being announced at $ 500K. With a high estimate of $ 1 million, as one might guess!
POST SALE COMMENT
A Google search just gave me the result, shared by OCLNN (Orange County Local News Network). The article is interesting, with much information about the sale, the opinion of the auctioneer and a photo of the lot.
It was sold at 430 K $ hammer price, 495 K $ including premium. The auction house had hoped for better, as I showed in my article. This confirms, in my opinion, that we should not rely on a private sale to predict a price at auction.
A Luger is not a Colt. Let me consider this result as excellent.
1909 Safari for the President
2010 SOLD 862 K$ including premium
In 1901, President McKinley is assassinated. This
event brings to the presidency of the United States the most unusual
person ever to serve in this position: Theodore Roosevelt. No
president has approached the vitality of Teddy, sportsman, hunter and
somehow cowboy, whose claim to fame had been his lively participation
to the Cuban war as colonel of the "Rough Riders'.
In 1908, the Presidency of the United States was no longer enough to contain his energy, and he did not apply for reelection. He immediately prepared a giant safari in East and Central Africa, where he spent the most of 1909.
The animals should have been wary with this traveler, now considering himself as a naturalist, who took with him four tons of salt for preserving the specimens to be sent to the United States. 11,397 of them passed from life to death, including 512 big game animals, among them six white rhinos.
Two guns used personally by Teddy in this journey have become famous. One is a Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle, now in a museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
The other is presented in the sale organized by James D. Julia in Fairfield, Maine, on 5 and 6 October. This is an Ansley H. Fox shotgun, inlaid with gold. In a classic exchange of congratulations, Fox did not want to get paid by the former President, who then shouted with satisfaction that this firearm was the finest he had ever seen.
POST SALE COMMENT
This firearm that was appreciated by one of the most extraordinary presidents of the United States was sold at a price worthy of its prestige: $ 862K including premium.
In 1908, the Presidency of the United States was no longer enough to contain his energy, and he did not apply for reelection. He immediately prepared a giant safari in East and Central Africa, where he spent the most of 1909.
The animals should have been wary with this traveler, now considering himself as a naturalist, who took with him four tons of salt for preserving the specimens to be sent to the United States. 11,397 of them passed from life to death, including 512 big game animals, among them six white rhinos.
Two guns used personally by Teddy in this journey have become famous. One is a Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle, now in a museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
The other is presented in the sale organized by James D. Julia in Fairfield, Maine, on 5 and 6 October. This is an Ansley H. Fox shotgun, inlaid with gold. In a classic exchange of congratulations, Fox did not want to get paid by the former President, who then shouted with satisfaction that this firearm was the finest he had ever seen.
POST SALE COMMENT
This firearm that was appreciated by one of the most extraordinary presidents of the United States was sold at a price worthy of its prestige: $ 862K including premium.
