7th May, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria: The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection
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**A GOAT'S FOOT LEVER FOR A CROSSBOW
**A GOAT'S FOOT LEVER FOR A CROSSBOW, POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY, AND A CROSSBOW STRING
the first of iron, formed of a pair of curved bars fitted with a pair of pivoting claws for the tiller-lugs, and long handle with T-shaped finial (pitted); and the second of waxed string bound with twisted cord
the first: 44.8 cm; 17 5/8 in
(2)
Provenance
The first: Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 26 October 1950
JWHA Inv. No. 2868 and 464
Sold for £280
**A GOAT'S FOOT LEVER FOR A CROSSBOW, POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY, AND A CROSSBOW STRING
the first of iron, formed of a pair of curved bars fitted with a pair of pivoting claws for the tiller-lugs, and long handle with T-shaped finial (pitted); and the second of waxed string bound with twisted cord
the first: 44.8 cm; 17 5/8 in
(2)
Provenance
The first: Dr Bashford Dean, Riverdale, New York, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 26 October 1950
JWHA Inv. No. 2868 and 464
