the first a fine composite bow with accompanying bowstring, the belly with long strips of horn, the back covered in birch bark painted with fleur-de-lys designs, with long ears (siyah) reinforced with horn and bearing the makers mark; the second with a draw-weight of 40 pounds, backed with sinew and with horn belly and short siyah (without bowstring); the third similarly backed with sinew and with horn belly, with long red painted siyah and string bridges; the fourth made of fibreglass and wood, with accompanying bowstring, wrapped in red snakeskin and leather with long siyah reinforced with horn; the fifth of unknown make and made entirely of wood, with reinforced nocks and leather wrappings and accompanying bowstring, the longest bow 145.0 cm (5)
Csaba Grózer is a contemporary bowyer from Hungary who has been making composite bows since 1985 and is today one of the foremost makers of composite bows, using both traditional and modern methods.
Sold for £850
the first a fine composite bow with accompanying bowstring, the belly with long strips of horn, the back covered in birch bark painted with fleur-de-lys designs, with long ears (siyah) reinforced with horn and bearing the makers mark; the second with a draw-weight of 40 pounds, backed with sinew and with horn belly and short siyah (without bowstring); the third similarly backed with sinew and with horn belly, with long red painted siyah and string bridges; the fourth made of fibreglass and wood, with accompanying bowstring, wrapped in red snakeskin and leather with long siyah reinforced with horn; the fifth of unknown make and made entirely of wood, with reinforced nocks and leather wrappings and accompanying bowstring, the longest bow 145.0 cm (5)
Csaba Grózer is a contemporary bowyer from Hungary who has been making composite bows since 1985 and is today one of the foremost makers of composite bows, using both traditional and modern methods.
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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