Crossbolt
Elite Cafe Member
Many of you may be aware of this resource but I thought I'd post it for those who aren't.
Holt's Auctioneers in the UK provide rather good photographs with their periodic on line auctions (at least for their higher end classical auctions as oppossed to their sealed bid lower end auction). They're located here:
http://www.holtsauctioneers.com/index.html
Attached is an interesting sidelock example of what you can see using their photography from a 1930's Purdey:
The second image is of the same gun's top strap. The magnifications are different but the top strap ends up looking a little different. Is it just the magnification or did sometone else do this work? Either way it reveals interesting details of how the English Fine Scroll was cut; it looks rather coarse by more distant viewing and modern standards.
As I said, I thought I'd pass on the link for those not aware of it.
Jeremy
Holt's Auctioneers in the UK provide rather good photographs with their periodic on line auctions (at least for their higher end classical auctions as oppossed to their sealed bid lower end auction). They're located here:
http://www.holtsauctioneers.com/index.html
Attached is an interesting sidelock example of what you can see using their photography from a 1930's Purdey:
The second image is of the same gun's top strap. The magnifications are different but the top strap ends up looking a little different. Is it just the magnification or did sometone else do this work? Either way it reveals interesting details of how the English Fine Scroll was cut; it looks rather coarse by more distant viewing and modern standards.
As I said, I thought I'd pass on the link for those not aware of it.
Jeremy