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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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Lot 132

A Pair Of Small Bronze Field Guns
Early 17th Century, Probably Dutch

Antique Arms and Armour
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Pair Of Small Bronze Field Guns
Early 17th Century, Probably Dutch

Each of tapering multi-stage form cast in relief with raised mouldings, the mid-section and first reinforce each deeply chased with foliage, the latter against a finely punched ground and centred on a coat-of-arms, an heraldic plumed helm above, stylised dolphin lifting handles, turned cascabels each formed as a mulberry and centred on acanthus, and trunnions each chased with foliage on the ends (mounts for touch-hole cover incomplete on one, cover missing from the other): on later well-made iron-mounted field carriage (the other a modern reproduction) with cambered wheels and open trails (2)
68.5 cm. barrels, 2.8 cm. bores

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For a related pair of cannons sold in these Rooms, see Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 April 2010, lot 234

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.