Two Percussion Exhibition Pistols, dated 1849 and 1851, French, Steel, gold, 2013.514.1: L. 16 in. (40.7 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm);L. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); Cal. .46 in. (11.7 mm), Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Commissioned by the renowned Paris gunmaking firm of Le Page, these are the only known pistols executed by Antoine Vechte (1799–1868), a virtuoso silversmith, sculptor, and chiseler, who was famous in his day as the 'nineteenth-century Cellini' in reference to the accomplished Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini
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Two Percussion Exhibition Pistols, dated 1849, 1851, French, Steel, gold, 2013.514.1, L, 16, 40.7 cm, barrel 10 1/4, 26.1, Cal, .45, 11.4 mm, 15 7/8, 40.3, 26.0, .46, 11.7, Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Commissioned, renowned Paris gunmaking, firm, Le Page, pistols executed, Antoine Vechte, 1799–1868, virtuoso silversmith, sculptor, chiseler, famous, day, nineteenth-century Cellini, reference, accomplished Renaissance, artist, Benvenuto, Cellini
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