Design for a Percussion Pistol; dated 1850; Paris; French; Paris; Pen; ink; and pencil on paper; 11 x 7 1/8 in. (28 x 18 cm); Works on Paper-Drawings; Martin Riester (French; Colmar 1819-1883 Paris); A talented draftsman and engraver; Riester designed ornament for many types of decorative objects; including jewelry; wall paper; glassware; book bindings; and elaborate firearms. Lavishly decorated guns; like that seen in this drawing; were made to showcase the talents of designers and gunsmiths at the great international exhibitions of arts; crafts; and industry that were held in Paris and London; such as the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851