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Day 2 - Fine Art & Decorative Furnishings

Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 762

Colt Model 1861 Navy Revolver

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

six-shot, .36 cal., serial number 6823, all serial numbers except wedge (0788) match, 7-1/2 in. barrel marked "ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA", cylinder with faint engraved scene, marked "COLTS PATENT No 823", frame marked "COLTS PATENT", original walnut grips, strap engraved "Alfred Rhett/Col 1st So. Ga Art./1863"; ; with Portrait of Colonel Alfred Rhett, 1st Artillery, CSA (Confederate States of America), by Alicia Rhett, 1960, and after a photograph, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in., 20th century frame action does not function properly, missing one screw to back strap, small area of brown residue (possibly paint) on barrel and frame, barrel with scattered light rust, loading lever latch loose (spring in latch broken). Provenance: From the Estate of Alicia Rhett

Condition

action does not function properly, missing one screw to back strap, small area of brown residue (possibly paint) on barrel and frame, barrel with scattered light rust, loading lever latch loose (spring in latch broken)

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