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Title
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A LARGE 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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PROBABLY 17TH/18TH CENTURY
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Description
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robust construction, with unmarked ratchet-bar formed with a moulded claw-finial for attaching to the string, rounded gearbox left open on the underside, the base with a loop-shaped bracket fitted with a pair of claws for attaching to tiller-lugs, and curved winding-arm with angular tip for a handle (missing) 45 cm; 17 ¾ in overall Provenance Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, purchased from his estate, 28 September 1929 JWHA Inv. No. 821 Estimate: £300-400 Sale Data: 07.05.2014 Hammer Price: €800
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Source
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's
