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Lot 145

A Pair Of Small Bronze Signal Cannon, And Three Other Model Cannon
19th Century, The Last With Canadian Silver Marks For Halifax, Maker's Mark Probably Of Julius Cornelius

23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Pair Of Small Bronze Signal Cannon, And Three Other Model Cannon
19th Century, The Last With Canadian Silver Marks For Halifax, Maker's Mark Probably Of Julius Cornelius

The first each of tapering multi-stage form with raised mouldings and turned bell-shaped muzzle, touch-holes each fitted with a nipple (damaged, some bruising) for percussion caps, plain trunnions, and knob-shaped cascabels (one reduced) each with raised medial band: on later stepped wooden carriages of naval type; the second of similar form: on bronze field carriage with curved open trail (one side broken) and spoked wheels; the third with multi-stage barrel turned at the muzzle and cast with the date 'MDLXX' on the second reinforce, the first reinforce with indistinct coat-of-arms, separate foliate dolphin lifting handles, plain trunnions, and knob-shaped cascabel: on bronze field carriage with spoked wheels; the last with silver-plated barrel of multi-stage form, raised vent, and knob-shape cascabel: on its ebony field carriage with silver and silver-plated mounts including spoked wheels (trunnion caps missing) (5)
The first 33 cm. barrels, 1 cm. bores

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