







Lot 1007
A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW,first half of the 17th century.
1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$5,875 inc. premium
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A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW,
first half of the 17th century.
first half of the 17th century.
The heavy steel bow with thick cord mounted on wood stock covered in polished wood plates engraved with scenes depicting the life of William Tell, fitted with a steel bow string anchor and trigger (lacking some fittings).
Lg. 31, wd. 34 in.
Lg. 31, wd. 34 in.
Footnotes
Provenance
Sotheby's, Arms & Armour auction, December 8, 1997, Lot 43.
Note
A nearly identical iron, wood and bone companion piece to this crossbow with similar engraved William Tell scenes is preserved in the Saint Louis Art Museum Collection, St. Louis, Missouri (object number 68:1939.1).