4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A JAPANESE BOW AND ARROW STAND, AND THIRTEEN ARROWS
with a large rectangular box quiver, lacquered black with dark brown bands and a ferrous band near the top, the stem with two cutouts for holding bows, a fold-out ferrous handle for carrying the stand on the shoulder, a further handle, a leather pouch for storing the end of the quiver, and a fork-shaped ferrous spike for setting the stand in the ground (a contemporary wire repair attaching the quiver to the stand); the arrows of various materials including wood and bamboo, the arrowheads including target points and contemporary bodkins, the flights (hane) in various styles, the quiver 90.5 cm long (2)
Sold for £360
with a large rectangular box quiver, lacquered black with dark brown bands and a ferrous band near the top, the stem with two cutouts for holding bows, a fold-out ferrous handle for carrying the stand on the shoulder, a further handle, a leather pouch for storing the end of the quiver, and a fork-shaped ferrous spike for setting the stand in the ground (a contemporary wire repair attaching the quiver to the stand); the arrows of various materials including wood and bamboo, the arrowheads including target points and contemporary bodkins, the flights (hane) in various styles, the quiver 90.5 cm long (2)
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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Sunday 1st December: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 2nd December: 10:00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 3rd December: 10.00am to 5.00pm
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