4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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◉ TWO GLAZED DISPLAYS OF INUIT ARROWS
the first frame with seven arrows, made from cane with bone points including one serrated arrowhead, bound onto the shafts with thin string (one with contemporary nylon binding), with two flights on each arrow made from black untwisted feathers, all arrows with simple reed nocks (some replaced), the second similar, with seven arrows with grey flights, decorated shafts with red banding, and a variety of arrowheads including triple-pointed serrated heads and a blunt arrowhead, all also of bone, 83.0 cm long (2)
Sold for £420
the first frame with seven arrows, made from cane with bone points including one serrated arrowhead, bound onto the shafts with thin string (one with contemporary nylon binding), with two flights on each arrow made from black untwisted feathers, all arrows with simple reed nocks (some replaced), the second similar, with seven arrows with grey flights, decorated shafts with red banding, and a variety of arrowheads including triple-pointed serrated heads and a blunt arrowhead, all also of bone, 83.0 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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