A Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Over-And-Under Percussion Pistols Signed Smith & Alden, Mid-19th Century With case-hardened sighted barrels engraved around the muzzles and with scrolling foliage at the breech, threaded plugs, signed case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs, actions, rounded dolphin hammers, foliate engraved safety-catches and mounts, the last comprising trigger-guards and rounded pommels, the latter each with hinged butt-trap cover engraved with a flowerhead, vacant silver escutcheons, stirrup ramrods with engraved tips, and some original finish: in contemporary relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with vacant circular brass escutcheon and flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 13.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns..., 1 December 2009, lot 587 The Penrose Collection Robert Alden and Thomas Smith were at 9 Princes Court, Westminster between 1826 and 1829, and 55 Parliament Street between 1829 and 1835 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing