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Lot 112*

A rare German sporting crossbow for a child
Mid-18th century, probably Saxon

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £625 inc. premium

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A rare German sporting crossbow for a child
Mid-18th century, probably Saxon

With slender steel bow retaining its cord bindings (some damage) and green silk pom-poms, figured tiller (some old splits) carved with a scroll forward of the cheek-piece (old repair), border engraved white staghorn bolt-channel engraved with the date '1811' in front of the steel nut (horn bolt-clip incomplete), the top flat along the butt inlaid with engraved white staghorn, steel spur trigger-guard, long trigger-plate, and loop
48.3 cm.

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Made in the manner of Gofttfried Hänisch of Dresden

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