755 Prior Ave N #235C, St Paul, MN, US, United States
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This sale features a range of modernist and contemporary fine art including photography, oil paintings, and prints. There is a unique selection of 13th to 16th century illuminated manuscripts as well as jewelry for any occasion. Highlights of this sale include a lovely naval by Walter Launt Palmer, a large Richard MacDonald bronze sculpture, and a Marc Chagall lithograph.
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LOT 473:
French Revolution Gun Stock Saw
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Sold for: $400
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400
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,600
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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French Revolution Gun Stock Saw
Gun stock saw, likely late 18th c., decorated throughout with mottoes and imagery related to the French Revolution. Incised along one side of the blade: "Viva la nation et tout ces bon cytoiens [citoyens]. Fait a Brignais...C. Vincent." Incised along the other: "La mort dez aristocrats, la rejouissancez du diable....JFG." In English reading "Long live the nation and all its good citizens. Done in Brignais...C. Vincent" and "The death of aristocrats, the rejoicing of the devil....JFG" respectively. The point is decorated with the image of a face above crossbones, dripping blood. The wooden handle carved with two folk art heads, one with a toothy grin and a cap and the other an animal missing its horns; possibly a devilish cartoon depiction of Louis XVI.
Saw; Length: 44 in x width: 4 in. Handle; Length: 27 in x width: 6 1/4 in x depth: 1 1/2 in.
Condition: Wormholes, chips, and losses to the wooden handle. The handle and saw are not attached. Oxidization throughout the saw. No major bends or breaks to the saw.
