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24th Classic Auction

 

Auction on Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 16:00  | Auction ended

Completed | Physical auction

446

Lot: 446

lever-action rifle Winchester model 94 "Statue of Liberty", .30-30 Win., #SL13, § C

Starting price 6.500 EUR
Result:
6.500 EUR

51 cm octagonal barrel, adjustable buck-horn sights, bright receiver, shaded deep relief engraved, foliate scroll strewn with gold inlaid details of the statue of liberty, gold inlaid oakleaf, signed "Bottega C. Giovanelli 013/100" and "Inc. F. Grazioli", gold inlaid details and "Liberty Enlightening the World" on barrel, nicely grained walnut stock with fine chequering and engraved steel buttplate, 33 cm, year of manufacture 1986, no visible proof, extremely rare limited edition of 100 planned exemplars, but far less have been made, in its maker's wooden case and with a 66 cm high hand-carved limewood statue signed "Sandrini 92", bearing a plaque of the Bottega C. Giovanelli matching the serial number of the weapon, condition 1. The estimated value corresponds with the asking price of specialist retailers.