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DATED 1561
細節
A GERMAN CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW
Dated 1561
Of heavy construction, struck on the wheel-case with an indistinct brass-lined shield-shaped mark, the ratchet bar fitted with a belt hook at the top and engraved with the date above the claws, the winding arm in two stages with iron handle, decorated throughout at a later date mostly with scrolling flowers and foliage involving berries, monster-heads and scenes of the chase, the handle and the front of the wheel-case chiselled in relief with similar designs, much of the decoration retaining traces of gilding
15 in. (38.1 cm.)
Dated 1561
Of heavy construction, struck on the wheel-case with an indistinct brass-lined shield-shaped mark, the ratchet bar fitted with a belt hook at the top and engraved with the date above the claws, the winding arm in two stages with iron handle, decorated throughout at a later date mostly with scrolling flowers and foliage involving berries, monster-heads and scenes of the chase, the handle and the front of the wheel-case chiselled in relief with similar designs, much of the decoration retaining traces of gilding
15 in. (38.1 cm.)
來源
Rothschild inv. no. AR2854.