Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici

Steel-chiseler Pietro Ancini Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

This trigger guard and a lock in the Odescalchi Collection in Rome formerly belonged to a gun that was undoubtedly the masterpiece of the steel-chiseler Pietro Ancini.

Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici, Pietro Ancini (Italian, Reggio Emilia, recorded 1616–1702), Steel, Italian, Reggio Emilia

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Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici, Pietro Ancini (Italian, Reggio Emilia, recorded 1616–1702), Steel, Italian, Reggio Emilia
Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici, Pietro Ancini (Italian, Reggio Emilia, recorded 1616–1702), Steel, Italian, Reggio Emilia

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