This Liege flintlock sporting gun, dating to c. 1730, features an Ottoman style Damascus barrel with a smooth bore, blade front sight, sighting rib and side ribs with foliate finials, and an unknown sunken brass mark at the breech. The lock is chiseled with a satyr mask at the rear and martial trophies and has a faceted priming pan. The gilt brass mounts also feature cast, chiseled, and engraved foliate, mask, and martial trophy motifs, and the walnut half-stock has a horn forend cap, relief foliate carving, molding, a large cheekpiece, and a short 13 1/4 inch length of pull. Provenance: The Norman R. Blank Collection