Happened to be watching the day it was sold. Knew a little about 1899's but didn't recognize it at first. What a fantastic piece of art. I know little is known about Enoch Tue, but engraving has always fascinated me in terms of the engraver, aka artist. The skill, the time it took to learn, the patience, the pressure and hopefully a positive outcome.
All done by hand. Give me simple hand done checkering on a Winchester pre-64 model 70 or Savage any day vs a machine. I think the name for later model 99 engraving is acid etching, but could be wrong.
I've always wondered why so little is known about someone who did such fantastic engraving work like Enoch Tue. At least now, after watching the RIA video, I know how to correctly pronounce his name.
