26th Jun, 2024 11:00

Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 194
 

194

A GERMAN CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW, DATED 1539

with clawed ratchet-bar stamped with the date at the top, gearbox with slightly bevelled cover, stamped with a mark (Neue Støckel 2534), chiselled on one side with a six-point star, curved writhen winding bar, turned wood handle with small bone ferrule, cord loop (perhaps early), later belt hook, later copper alloy tab, and circular brass inventory tag ‘1461’, 39.8 cm

Provenance

Frank Bivens

This maker is recorded circa 1561-80 with other examples of his work being preserved in the Museum für Deutsches Geschichte, Berlin, the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg.

Sold for £1,300


 

with clawed ratchet-bar stamped with the date at the top, gearbox with slightly bevelled cover, stamped with a mark (Neue Støckel 2534), chiselled on one side with a six-point star, curved writhen winding bar, turned wood handle with small bone ferrule, cord loop (perhaps early), later belt hook, later copper alloy tab, and circular brass inventory tag ‘1461’, 39.8 cm

Provenance

Frank Bivens

This maker is recorded circa 1561-80 with other examples of his work being preserved in the Museum für Deutsches Geschichte, Berlin, the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremburg.

Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26th Jun, 2024

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Sunday 23rd June: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 24th June: 10:00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 25th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
AUCTION DAY: 26TH JUNE 2024, AT 11:00am

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