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
Selier
Here is a beautiful pair of flintlock pistols, one of
the barrels of which has a name that could be deciphered as
Selier,
preceded by a B?
There is
also a crown over what may be a mythical animal with wings whose name escapes
me. A griffin maybe?
Various
Selier or
Sellier
or even
Desellier can be found in Paris and Liège
in the years 1690-1740. But I'm unable to decide.
GP
You can see in the pages below the number of
Selier
and
Sellier. It is
very difficult to know for sure which one is the right one!
A little
bit of history.
Belgium
has only existed since 1830, before that date it was the favourite terrain of
all European wars and conflicts because it is situated approximately in the
middle. Before the revolt of 1830, which created Belgium, we were under Dutch
rule, and before that under French rule! So weapons that were made before 1830
can be considered French, even if they were made in Liège, which is (now) in
Belgium.
Alain (Webmaster)
Extract of Der Neue stöckel
Selier
SELIER or SELIER or even De Sellier (the orthography was strong changing at the time) Philippe appears between 1693 and 1710 in Liege but the information on the activities of this arms manufacturer is very rare.
An arms manufacturer of Liège named De Sellier delivered in 1693, 30 rifles and 40 pairs of guns to the army of hanovre stationed in the Brabant (Belgian area close to Brussels).
De Selier Gilles is announced to us about 1720 and it is unfortunately all that we have on this character.
You will find in appendix the mark of SELIER Philippe.
GG
