Important pair of flintlock pistols - Lot 160

Important pair of flintlock pistols with oriental decoration in yellow gold 875/000 given for the Algerian campaign, by the harquebusier Vignat in Marseille: Burnished, two-register barrels, finished with a bead, the first registers chased in high relief representing flowers on gold backgrounds, the second registers damascened in gold, adorned with trophies of arms, length 32.5 cm, caliber 16 mm; engraved breech pins with gold backgrounds; round-bodied locks, chased in high relief of trophies of arms and foliage on 875/000 gold backgrounds and signed, in the middle: "VIGNAT MARSEILLE", hammers and batteries decorated in succession, gilded basins; chased gold fittings, decorated with trophies of arms, stars and crescent moons, chased thumb pieces in succession; long-barreled walnut stocks, entirely decorated with gold filigree and carved on the rear of the breech shanks; brass ramrods. Total length 50.5 cm Restoration period. (very good overall condition, some watermarks damaged) Provenance: Could be Amédée François Régis de Pérusse des Cars (September 30, 1790/January 19, 1868). General and politician. He took part in the Spanish Expedition in 1823; created Duke and Hereditary Peer by order of King Charles X in 1825; commanded the 3rd Division during the conquest of Algeria in June 1830. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the Order of Saint-Louis.