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Title
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AN ENGLISH STONEBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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CIRCA 1780
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Location
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England
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Description
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robust steel bow retained by a pair of long steel side-plates (string and fore-sight missing), figured walnut tiller of gun-stock form, fitted with a moulded steel finial at the front, built-in gaffle including signed back-sight engraved with flowers (button trigger missing), and steel butt-plate engraved with the number '515' 71cm; 28in tiller William Barker is recorded making crossbows in Wigan, Lancashire, circa 1754-86. Estimate: £400-600 Sale Data: 05.12.2012 Hammer Price: €800 Barker
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Source
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's
