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Title
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A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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Location
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Flemish
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Description
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with robust steel bow stamped with a bull's head mark on the inside, retained by a pair of pierced robust irons (string missing), figured hardwood tiller applied with a large pierced iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, inlaid with segmental lines, the top with small pieces of mother-of-pearl (losses), the underside with rest of characteristic form, (small chips and cracks), fitted with iron stirrup, pierced iron fore-end cap en suite with the irons, iron bolt channel, bone nut, moulded iron trigger, and plain butt-cap (the iron parts pitted) 104.5cm; 41 1/4in tiller A bow struck with the same mark is preserved in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum, Delft. See J. Sensfelder 2007, Cat. No. 6. Estimate: £1000-1500 Sale Data: 07.12.2011 Hammer Price: €800
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Source
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's
