A cased group of arms given by Queen Isabelle II to Marquis Louis de Turgot dating: 1854 provenance: Spain, The set consists of a flintlock hunting rifle, a 1853 court sword and a 1854 hunting dagger. Kept in a wooden case which used to contain a pair of pistols and a hunting bayonet too. Hunting rifle. Beautiful, round, smoothbore, blued, 15 mm cal. barrel, at the base two gilded stamps by Joseph Soto; the first part is chiselled with vine shoots and flowers on granulated and gilded background, wide sight on gilded rays, swallow-tailed foresight; carved and gilded tang; fine flintlock richly engraved and gilded with citadel, geometrical motifs and the inscription '1759 C.lo de Odon'; catalan style, chestnut full stock, sculpted with racemes at the back; iron counter-plate pierced with racemes, at the trigger guard a royal crown, trophies and hunter on gilded background, at the butt-plate Neptune on gilded background; horn-tipped wooden ramrod. Court sword. Triangular blade, the first part engraved with a Marquis de Turgot coat of arms, figures, floral motifs and the inscriptions 'ART.A F.A D TOLEDO' and 'ANO D 1853', partially gilded and silver-plated; iron hilt with guard and shell-guard, decorated with gilded arabesque on black background. Leather scabbard with iron mounts decorated en suite. 94 cm long. Hunting dagger. Straight, single -and false-edged blade, finely engraved on both sides with the inscriptions 'AL EXMO. SOR. MARQUES TURGOT EMBAJADOR DE FRANCIA EN ESPANA' and 'TOLEDO 1854', among foliage, closed helmet and sword; bone grip with longitudinal grooves, iron quillon and iron cap finely engraved with foliage; the crown monogram 'LT' at the quillon; leather scabbard with mounts decorated en suite, the signature 'LEPAGE MONTIER A PARIS' at the cap. 50 cm long. Case. Wooden case of rectangular shape, the crowned monogram 'T' made of engraved brass at the cover. Blue cloth lining. Complete with few tools. 146 x 33 x 10 cm. provenance: Marquis de Turgot's descendants, from chateau de Landheuil (called de Manneville), near Cean. The lack of certain components is due to succession division.Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot, 1796 Bons, Calvados - 2 October 1866 Versailles.He was a Cuirassiers officer in the Royal Guard, in 1953 French ambassador in Spain.The set of arms was a gift by Queen Isabelle II, it was kept by the Marquis in this case. dimensions varie cm.