Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00
Olympia Timed Spring 2024
24
A RARE CHINESE IRON CANNON, PROBABLY 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY
cast with a series of projecting bands, presumably intended for a swivel mount, waisted at the breech and pierced with a pair of holes for ignition (patinated overall), 72cm barrel, 6.5cm bore
For related examples preserved at the Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson see H. L. Blackmore 1976, pp. 154-155, nos. 204-206.
Sold for £150
cast with a series of projecting bands, presumably intended for a swivel mount, waisted at the breech and pierced with a pair of holes for ignition (patinated overall), 72cm barrel, 6.5cm bore
For related examples preserved at the Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson see H. L. Blackmore 1976, pp. 154-155, nos. 204-206.
Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024
Including:
Antique Arms & Armour
Asian Works of Art
Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books
Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)
