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EARLY 19th CENTURY STONEBOW/CROSSBOW by Bolton of Wigan with fold up `pitch fork` pattern front sight, oak stock with steel mounts action and lift up locking lever, secured by a spring thumb-catch, hinge up rear pierced peep sight, having 31" (78.8cm) span steel bow with fairly aged but replacement string, 30 1/2" (77.5cm) long overall
A bronze baluster pot and cover, in Archaic style, the cover with three bird knops, the pot with chained handle with mask terminals, on three supports, 20cm high, two bronze horse bells, 8.5cm high, another bell, 3cm high, a belt hook, 11cm high, three crossbow bolts and a harness ornament, in the form of a dog`s head (10) Extensive wear and oxidisation throughout. Some damage. 130913
An attractive de-activated Belgian 9mm Flobert garden gun, number 7170, the breech, hinge up breech block and tang inlaid with brass scrolls, the half stock carved with panels of foliage and scene of cherub with crossbow and dog shooting at rabbits, the scrolled steel trigger guard also inlaid with brass designs. GWO & C, the barrel retaining most original blued finish, the carving crisp; with COD. Plate 11
An early 18th Century North European/German sporting crossbow, the figured walnut tiller having foliate engraved bolt rail of bone, ebony and bone lozenge inlays to mid stock and star and chevron inlays to the scroll carved butt, with iron mounts, the hinged flip-up rearsight having adjustment for windage and elevation, the steel bow retained by what appears to be the original braided cord and decorated with early pom poms, length 67cm.
A DAGGER IN SWISS 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade etched in imitation of Damascus pattern on each side, brass hilt comprising a pair of short robust quillons and smaller matching pommel, hardwood grip, in its wood-lined openwork brass scabbard decorated on the outer face with figures in contemporary dress including a crossbow man confronted by a Burgher, the pommel decorated with a mask, and the interior with loops for suspension 23cm; 9 1/8in blade
A LARGE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH ARROWHEADS, 11TH TO 15TH CENTURIES in excavated condition, including six of swallow`s tail form, a crossbow bolt for hamstringing game; an arrow shaft and a massive crossbow bolt head, probably for siege use (qty) Provenance Southampton, Wiltshire, Lincolnshire,Taunton, Dorset, Durham and the River Medway, Kent.
A LARGE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH ARROW AND CROSSBOW BOLT HEADS, 12TH TO 16TH CENTURIES in excavated condition, including ten small arrowheads with tangs, seven with spikes and socketed bases, a spade-shaped arrow, and further arrow and crossbow bolt-heads (qty) Provenance County Durham and Yorkshire
A SOUTH GERMAN HALF-MITTEN GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1500-5 formed of a short flaring gutter-shaped cuff decorated at its straight upper edge with a plain inward turn accompanied by a recessed border, and at its centre with a spray of five flutes enclosed in each case by a pair of incised lines, five metacarpal plates, the lowest longer than the rest and each decorated at the centre of its upper edge with a V-shaped nick, a knuckle-plate and three finger-plates (the last restored), each formed like the lower end of the lowest metacarpal-plate with V-shaped flutes between the fingers, and an associated thumb-defence of five scales attached by a hinge to the inner end of the last metacarpal-plate 24.8 cm; 9¾ in Provenance The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, sold Christies 22-3 November 1960, lot 357 Literature Prof. P. L. Pratt, `Some Facets of Crystal Physics`, Inaugural Lecture, Imperial College, London, 21 January 1964, p. 161, pls IV & V Exhibition Arms & Armour Society, The Art of the Armourer, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, April to May 1963, cat. No. 12 (ill.) The gauntlet can be seen as transitional in character between the so-called `Gothic` and `Maximilian` fashions. It invites comparison with that shown hanging on a hook, together with a crossbow bolt and partridge, in a still-life picture painted by Jacopo de Barbari in 1504, and now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich (Reverseau 1982, p. 52, fig. 4).
A STONEBOW BY WARD, WARRINGTON, CIRCA 1820 with slender steel bow (string missing), figured walnut tiller with chequered grip (small cracks), fitted with a pair of shaped steels, steel acorn finial, sprung folding fore-sight, steel gaffle fitted with signed engraved folding back-sight, trigger-guard with acorn finial, and butt-cap numbered `520` (the steel parts patinated) 79.5cm; 31 1/4in tiller James Ward is recorded as a gun and crossbow maker in Warrington, Lancashire, circa 1813-28.
**FOUR ETRUSCAN AND ONE ROMAN BRONZE FIBULA, ITALY AND ROMAN EMPIRE, 800-600BC AND 200-400 ADthe first four of crescent-shaped form, the first with hollowed body decorated on the outside with incised geometric designs, the pin missing, the second, third and fourth of similar but more slender solid form, with coiled hinge, tapering pin and catch plate, of decreasing size, all with incised decoration the last of "crossbow" type with ball finials and traces of giltThe first 9.5 cm; 3 3/4 in, the others smaller (5)ProvenanceThe first three: Vester and Co. Inc., New York, 28th November 1933The last: Comtesse de Broussiere, until circa 1913, said to have been found by her father Julian Greau, in the Rhone Valley towards the end of 19th century, Karl Freund (Anderson Galleries), 16th May 1928Exhibited: the last, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, April-June 1947JWHA Inv. Nos. 2019.4, 2019.1, 2019.2, 2019.3, 552.1
**AN ITALIAN SPEAR, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURYwith sharply tapering triangular blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped with a crowned crossbow mark on each side (rubbed), rounded shoulders, tapering faceted socket (chipped),on a later wooden haft62 cm; 24 1/2 in headProvenanceJWHA Inv. No. 2436.1
**AN ITALIAN BILL (RONCONE), POSSIBLY THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURYwith long flat head (brazed repair) formed with a triangular spike, stamped with a mark, perhaps a crossbow, hooked blade, short rear spike and a pair of basal spikes, tapering rectangular socket, on a wooden haft65.5 cm; 25 3/4 in headProvenanceGiulia Morosini, sold American Art Association, New York, 10th-15th October 1932, part of lot 592JWHA Inv. No. 1793
**A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURYwith robust steel bow stamped with three star marks on the inside and a further mark, retained by a pair of moulded irons with shaped finials (cord missing), walnut tiller with flaring rest of characteristic form, applied with a large brass panel of shaped outline on each side of the nut cavity (nut missing), fitted with later steel cord release, double set trigger, brass lined bolt channel, brass trigger-guard, heart-shaped iron stirrup, and the rear of the tiller fitted with an adjustable steel rest (losses)96 cm; 37 3/4 in tillerProvenanceAnderson Galleries Inc., New York, 16th March 1927, lot 313JWHA Inv. No. 196
**A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURYwith robust steel bow retained by a pair of moulded irons (loose, cord missing), walnut tiller with rest of characteristic form, applied with a large steel panel on each side of the nut cavity, steel nut, bolt channel with later copper lining, the upper portion of the tiller inlaid with two foliate shaped panels (one missing), fitted with an additional finger rest, moulded iron trigger-guard, and iron stirrup92.5 cm; 36 1/2 in tillerProvenanceParke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 17th November 1944JWHA Inv. No. 2279
CINEMA: Collection of original unsigned 10 x 8 Front of House stills, some colour, for various films, all partial sets, including The Dirty Dozen, The Angry Hills (6), Paths of Glory (7), All Fall Down (6), The Money Trap (6), Carmen Jones, The Young Lions (7), The Adulteress (7), The Tin Star (7), The World of the Flesh and the Devil (6), The Alphabet Murders (6), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (5), The Enemy Below (6), Revenge of the Pink Panther (6), Alias Jesse James, The Law and Jake Wade (5), Operation Crossbow (6), The Magnificent Seven, Mutiny on the Bounty, Bandido (7) etc. G to VG, 351
Roman and Celtic Silver and Bronze Brooch Group4th century BC-1st century AD A group of six Celtic and Roman brooches comprising: a Celtic La Tene bronze spiral fibula with looped catchplate; a Celtic silver openwork conjoined trumpet brooch, the pin and catchplate intact; a Romano-British trumpet brooch, the circular head with similar circular protrusion to lower part, applied silver wire decoration including two roundels either side of a central ridge, a protruding hook to the upper edge, plain footplate with small granulated ornament, the spring and catchplate intact; a large silver `crossbow` brooch, undecorated, the spring, pin and catchplate present, part of the spring separated; a small Central European silver trumpet brooch, the circular head with notch detailing to outer rim, the centre with raised horizontal ridges, the central wider, the narrow footplate with rounded knop, the spring, pin and catchplate intact; a silver bow brooch with unusual arched lozengiform body with central ridge, the tightly coiled spring formed from delicate silver wire, catchplate intact. 42 grams total, 26-91 mm. (1 - 3 1/2"). Ex David Winter collection, with old collection labels. [6, No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: £5
Roman Large Bronze Crossbow Brooch3rd-4th century AD A large crossbow bow brooch, the footplate semicircular in section, with gilded decoration and radiating crescent details to the upper face; open along one side for closure with pin; the bow with a decoration of tiny punched dots along the central ridge; the crossbow with small openwork roundels, a rounded knop to each end, and a third at the junction with the bow, traces of gilding remaining; the pin intact. 66 grams, 77 mm. (3"). Ex David Winter collection; by repute found Eastern Germany, 1980`s; with collector`s label. [No Reserve]Fine condition.Starting Price: £5
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