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Title
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A GERMAN GOTHIC CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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Location
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Germany
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Description
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clawed ratchet-bar engraved with a series of crescents over its upper half, gearbox with slightly bevelled cover, stamped with a latten-lined mark, in a shield the Gothic letter 'P' beneath a pair of mullets, slender winding bar, turned wooden handle, and complete with an early cord-loop (worn, now detached) 33.0 cm; 13 in long Estimate: £600-800 Sale Data: 29.06.2016 Hammer Price: €1700
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Source
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's
