16th Apr, 2025 11:00

The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III

 
  Lot 81
 

81

TWO PRESENTATION LONGBOWS BY ALDRED, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the first of yew, 52# draw weight, horn nocks with the top nock shaped as a cockerel, green cloth-covered grip, silver band inscribed ' Presented by Thomas Aldred, Bowyer and Fletcher, 126 Oxford Street, London', 71 inches; the second made of an unidentified stained wood , 48# draw weight, inlaid rectangular silver bar, 70 inches (2)

Sold for £320


 

the first of yew, 52# draw weight, horn nocks with the top nock shaped as a cockerel, green cloth-covered grip, silver band inscribed ' Presented by Thomas Aldred, Bowyer and Fletcher, 126 Oxford Street, London', 71 inches; the second made of an unidentified stained wood , 48# draw weight, inlaid rectangular silver bar, 70 inches (2)

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

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SALE CONTACT:

Henry Metcalf
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Simeon Beever
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Thomas Del Mar
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