16th Apr, 2025 11:00
The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III
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A VERY RARE EARLY LAMINATED LONGBOW, 18TH CENTURY
with four layers of various dark woods, bound with ten copper alloy rings secured by nails, horn nocks, restored red cloth-covered grip (some small cracks in the bow and wear at the arrow passing point), 69 inches
Archers from the late 16th up until the early 19th century regularly used laminated bows, due to what Thomas Waring calls 'the long known difficulty of procuring good yew' (Waring, 1824). This was done using up to four laminations, typically held together with glue. Self bows of yew became more common later in the 19th century, as makers such as Aldred began to self-source yew from the mountains of Europe (Lake, 2020, pp.27-34).
Sold for £220
with four layers of various dark woods, bound with ten copper alloy rings secured by nails, horn nocks, restored red cloth-covered grip (some small cracks in the bow and wear at the arrow passing point), 69 inches
Archers from the late 16th up until the early 19th century regularly used laminated bows, due to what Thomas Waring calls 'the long known difficulty of procuring good yew' (Waring, 1824). This was done using up to four laminations, typically held together with glue. Self bows of yew became more common later in the 19th century, as makers such as Aldred began to self-source yew from the mountains of Europe (Lake, 2020, pp.27-34).
Auction: The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III, 16th Apr, 2025
TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
We are delighted to announce the upcoming live auction of the third part of the remarkable Bill Terry Archery Collection which will take place on 16th April 2025, at 11:00am at Olympia Auctions, London. This collection features an exceptional range of archery equipment, silver, pictures and related items covering the history of archery, toxophilites, and societies from the United Kingdom and beyond.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 13th April: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 14th April: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 15th April: 10am to 5pm
AUCTION:
Starts: Wednesday 16th April 2025, 11am precisely
AUCTION CATALOGUE
SALE CONTACT:
Henry Metcalf
henry.metcalf@olympiaauctions.com
Simeon Beever
simeon.beever@olympiaauctions.com
Thomas Del Mar
thomas.delmar@olympiaauctions.com
