Some of the most beautiful work of this craftsman, and many others, are in this book “Liège Gunmakers through their Work. 1800 - 1950”.
For more detail see: LIEGE GUNMAKERS
Maquinay Frères & Vivario
Shotgun in a case signed Maquinay Frères and Vivaro,
Belgium, 19th century. Percussion system, side-by-side barrels in Turkish ribbon
Damascus, inlaid with gold and silver, inscribed "Canons Damas Turc Superfin"
(Superfine Turkish Damascus barrels), hallmarked ELG (Liège).
Richly carved burr walnut stock with a deer hunting
theme, bronzed steel plates marked in gold "Maquinay Frères and Vivaro" on one
side and "A Liège" on the other.
186 fittings matching the barrels.
Maquinay and Vivaro were two mid-19th-century Liège
gunsmiths.
In a case with accessories for mounting, maintenance, and
bullet manufacturing, made of steel, brass, bronze, horn, and ivory.
Case bearing the coat of arms of the de Pons family,
Marquis of Rennepont, from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
