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Lot 93

Seven Target Bows By Edinburgh Makers
Late 19th Century And Later

24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Seven Target Bows By Edinburgh Makers
Late 19th Century And Later

Comprising one stamped 'Muir Edinburgh', inscribed 'From Downham Hall, Pendle', 28 lbs., with velvet-covered grip and horn nocks; another by the same maker, 24 lbs., backed in palisander wood (damaged, nocks missing); another, painted with owner's initials 'G.R.S.', 56 lbs, and grip bound with green baize ribbon (chipped and repaired); another, stamped 'Fergie Late Muir Edinburgh', painted with owner's initials 'T.R.B.E.', and 32 lbs.; another, stamped 'Fergie Edinburgh', painted with owner's initials 'A.T.R., and 48 lbs. (one nock missing); another similar, painted with owner's initials 'J.C.W.B.', and 47 lbs., with velvet-covered grip (minor splits); another with indistinct maker's name, 40 lbs., and with grip bound in baize ribbon (nocks missing); together with another, stamped 'Aldred, London', painted with owner's initials 'G.L.A.J.' and 'R.C.A. Edinburgh', 50 lbs, with mother-of-pearl inlay and grip bound with baize ribbon (repaired, nocks missing) (8)

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