Question: Identify Work?

[Brian Albin]

This picture http://www.hillknives.com/foto_bestanden/image026.jpg
is at the web site of Hill Bros knife making company in Rotterdam. The picture showcases one of their knives. But the Bird Gun in the background is an Ivo Fabbri of Brescia, It. That wonderful Neptune motif with the sea foam and Dolphins is really to my liking. Can someone tell me who engraved it?

It has similarity to a work by Rick Eaton of Montana http://www.knifepurveyor.com/rick_eaton_sole_authorship_2007_aki_linerlock_knife_2651.aspx
But I don't think it is his; the faces differ too much in character.

 

[Artemiss]

Wouldn't that also be done by Fabbri?

Very similar to ... http://www.euroarms.net/BIBLIO/FINEWEAPONS/PedersoliEngr.htm which is in Gianfranco Pedersoli's book.

 

[Sam]

I believe it's Pedersoli's engraving.

 

[Roger Bleile]

You nailed it Sam! The gun is pictured on page 147 of Gianfranco Pedersoli-Master Engraver by Dag Sundseth, published by Blue Book Publications. BTW, that book is out of print but may be found through an Internet source.

Roger

 

[Arnaud Van Tilburgh]

Roger, I think librarian would have been within the range of your abilities. but besides being a great engraver,,I think you also are a great librarian.

arnaud

 

[Roger Bleile]

Merci Arnaud

 

[Brian Albin]

Thank You everybody.