Lot 434

GERMAN IVORY AND BONE INLAID SPORTING CROSSBOW (GANZE RÜSTUNG)
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY




Auction: Day Two | Thursday 19 Feb at 10am | Lots 353 to 600
Description
with heavy steel bow, small iron stirrup and string of twisted cord, fruitwood tiller swelling about the centre and shaped for the cheek with carved acanthus scroll, inlaid with ivory/bone/staghorn panels engraved with birds and foliate motifs, fitted with bone/staghorn flat/flight grove, an adjustable metal sight, steel bolt-clip, steel trigger with a spurred guard
Dimensions
72cm long, 51cm wide
Footnote
Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference WQC29HKS



