BELGIUM, early 19th century. - Lot 114

BELGIUM, early 19th century. STIENON Pair of flintlock Marine pistols. With filleted chests centered on a signed oval cartouche, and round tromblonné bronze barrels. Muzzle diameter: 23 mm. Iron safety blades behind the hammers blocking them. Walnut stocks. Brass bridges decorated with a radiating cross. Barrel length: 10 cm - Overall length: 19.2 or 19.4 cm. Scratches and minor wear, notably to the muzzles; a few small cracks to the stocks; some oxidation. Henri STIENON was a merchant and silversmith in Liège from 1789 to 1813. He was entrepreneur of the Manufacture des Platines identiques, which operated from 1804 to 1807 in the Dominican convent in Liège. The company went bankrupt in 1807.