4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A PAIR OF JAVANESE TARGET BOWS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
the first with reflexed limbs made of horn running the full length of the bow (some cracks near the handle), with reinforcing binding on the ears and pointed designs on the nocks, a large circular handle made of wood bound and wrapped with red cloth; the second similar, with silver bands around the handle and a dark limbs along with possible string-keeper holes in both nocks, the longest bow 139.0 cm overall (2)
For a similar example see two bows dated to 1679 on display in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (acc. nos. NG-NM-6093-A and NG-NM-6093-B). These bows were sent to the Dutch Naval commander Cornelis Tromp as part of an arms rack by Cornelis Wemans from Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies. See Rijksmuseum 2024.
Sold for £700
the first with reflexed limbs made of horn running the full length of the bow (some cracks near the handle), with reinforcing binding on the ears and pointed designs on the nocks, a large circular handle made of wood bound and wrapped with red cloth; the second similar, with silver bands around the handle and a dark limbs along with possible string-keeper holes in both nocks, the longest bow 139.0 cm overall (2)
For a similar example see two bows dated to 1679 on display in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (acc. nos. NG-NM-6093-A and NG-NM-6093-B). These bows were sent to the Dutch Naval commander Cornelis Tromp as part of an arms rack by Cornelis Wemans from Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies. See Rijksmuseum 2024.
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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