including a drawer with two boxes of eight fine indoor arrows, with white flights (hane) with gold bands on the shafts, complete with small horn nocks and blunted ends, the drawer also containing two small boxes with intricate sliding joints, five bow grips, two spare drawer knobs, and seven bags of indoor bow limbs, the limbs of fine quality and made of bamboo with carved japanese bow nocks and metal fittings, 33.5 cm long
Sold for £450
including a drawer with two boxes of eight fine indoor arrows, with white flights (hane) with gold bands on the shafts, complete with small horn nocks and blunted ends, the drawer also containing two small boxes with intricate sliding joints, five bow grips, two spare drawer knobs, and seven bags of indoor bow limbs, the limbs of fine quality and made of bamboo with carved japanese bow nocks and metal fittings, 33.5 cm long
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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