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A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW, first half of the 17th century. The heavy steel bow with thick cord mounted on wood stock covered in polished wood plates engraved with scenes depicting the life of William Tell, fitted with a steel bow string anchor and trigger (lacking some fittings). Lg. 31, wd. 34 in. Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, Arms & Armour auction, December 8, 1997, Lot 43. Note A nearly identical iron, wood and bone companion piece to this crossbow with similar engraved William Tell scenes is preserved in the Saint Louis Art Museum Collection, St. Louis, Missouri (object number 68:1939.1). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
The Buyer's Premium for this auction is 17.5%.
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
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Payment for purchases may be made in or by (a) cash, (b) cashier's check or money order, (c) personal check with approved credit drawn on a U.S. bank, (d) wire transfer or other immediate bank transfer, or (e) Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit, charge or debit card for returning clients only. Please note that the amount of cash notes and cash equivalents that can be accepted from a given purchaser may be limited.
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A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW, first half of the 17th century. The heavy steel bow with thick cord mounted on wood stock covered in polished wood plates engraved with scenes depicting the life of William Tell, fitted with a steel bow string anchor and trigger (lacking some fittings). Lg. 31, wd. 34 in. Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, Arms & Armour auction, December 8, 1997, Lot 43. Note A nearly identical iron, wood and bone companion piece to this crossbow with similar engraved William Tell scenes is preserved in the Saint Louis Art Museum Collection, St. Louis, Missouri (object number 68:1939.1). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
The Buyer's Premium for this auction is 17.5%.
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
Payment for purchases may be made in or by (a) cash, (b) cashier's check or money order, (c) personal check with approved credit drawn on a U.S. bank, (d) wire transfer or other immediate bank transfer, or (e) Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit, charge or debit card for returning clients only. Please note that the amount of cash notes and cash equivalents that can be accepted from a given purchaser may be limited.
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Stichworte: Crossbow, Archery Equipment, Armour, Bow