Luxury Bulldog Revolver Box. Lefaucheux House; H. Rieger Succ. Collar. I. Gates. France XIXth

Bulldog deluxe revolver set. Maison Lefaucheux; Henry Rieger Succ. Collection I. GACHES.
France- circa 1890
Steel and mother-of-pearl
Length: 11,3cm; Barrel length: 4cm - Cal: 320

Round barrel with flattened top, striped and stamped with the star S; half-spherical front sight.
Steel body, engraved and nickel-plated finish; marked on top "MAISON LEFAUCHEUX. HENRY RIEGER SUCC. 37 RUE VIVIENNE. Spangled S hallmark on right side and numbered 7940 on left side. Double action.
Five-chamber cylinder, finished en suite and hallmarked: 11 - S étoilé, and Liège test bench hallmark: ELG. 
Loading door. Retractable trigger.
Mother-of-pearl stock plates, figured I & G.
Luxury finish; fully engraved with interlaced foliage and scrolls.
Varnished walnut case. Figured I & G on top of a brass medallion. The interior is lined with purple velvet, marked in gold: MAISON LEFAUCHEUX. HENRY RIEGER SUCC. 37 RUE VIVIENNE PARIS. With original accessories.
Very good condition.

Provenance: Inès Gaches (married Sarraute), a doctor of her time, famous for developing the "Belle Epoque" corset for women, less restrictive than the original corsets. This made his fortune until the 1920s, when corsets were replaced by elastic girdles.

Henry Rieger joined the Lefaucheux-Laffiteau couple in 1862, and also managed the store at 37 Rue Vivienne on behalf of the widow Casimir Lefaucheux (1810 - 1863).
In 1873, he joined forces with Jean Pierre Laffiteau and became owner of Maison Lefaucheux in 1876.
Henry Rieger died on February 17, 1913, and Maison Lefaucheux became the property of Célestin Modé.

Ref : 3735

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According to article L311-2 of the French Code de la sécurité intérieure, this collector's weapon is classified as a category D collectible. It is free to acquire and hold. We remind you that their sale is forbidden to minors.