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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 472

A FINE BRONZE THREE-POUNDER CANNON BARREL cast in 1786 by Richard Gilpin for the English East India Company, built up of three truncated conusses, diminishing in size after two steps, comprising: first and second reinforce and chase; first reinforce ...

Auction 26.10.1993
26.10.1993
Schätzpreis
18.000 NLG - 20.000 NLG
ca. 9.813 $ - 10.903 $
Zuschlagspreis:
20.700 NLG
ca. 11.285 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 472

A FINE BRONZE THREE-POUNDER CANNON BARREL cast in 1786 by Richard Gilpin for the English East India Company, built up of three truncated conusses, diminishing in size after two steps, comprising: first and second reinforce and chase; first reinforce ...

Auction 26.10.1993
26.10.1993
Schätzpreis
18.000 NLG - 20.000 NLG
ca. 9.813 $ - 10.903 $
Zuschlagspreis:
20.700 NLG
ca. 11.285 $
Beschreibung:

A FINE BRONZE THREE-POUNDER CANNON BARREL cast in 1786 by Richard Gilpin for the English East India Company, built up of three truncated conusses, diminishing in size after two steps, comprising: first and second reinforce and chase; first reinforce with a flattened ogee-shaped cascable, with fillets and terminating in a handle-shaped button with an astragal around its thickest part, the neck fitted underneath with a pair of lugs for an elevating screw; at the top, behind the base ring, is a rearward-protruding block for a back-sight; flat base ring, with the raised text R.GILPIN FECIT.1786, preceded by an ogee; vent field with astragal in front, vent patch moulded as a shell; first reinforce with a raised heart-shaped emblem, topped with the figure 4 and quartered, each part with a letter forming together the abbreviation V E I C (for: United East India Company); plain second reinforce with a pair of shouldered trunnions, the left one marked with four dots; chase with two astragals en suite with the vent astragal, its taper continuing until the muzzle swell; muzzle face with ogees and fillets. Bore c. 7.5cm. (2 15/16 inch), overall 102.5cm., diameter of base ring 17.3cm., dto. at the vent 15.7cm.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 472
Auktion:
Datum:
26.10.1993
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
Amsterdam
Beschreibung:

A FINE BRONZE THREE-POUNDER CANNON BARREL cast in 1786 by Richard Gilpin for the English East India Company, built up of three truncated conusses, diminishing in size after two steps, comprising: first and second reinforce and chase; first reinforce with a flattened ogee-shaped cascable, with fillets and terminating in a handle-shaped button with an astragal around its thickest part, the neck fitted underneath with a pair of lugs for an elevating screw; at the top, behind the base ring, is a rearward-protruding block for a back-sight; flat base ring, with the raised text R.GILPIN FECIT.1786, preceded by an ogee; vent field with astragal in front, vent patch moulded as a shell; first reinforce with a raised heart-shaped emblem, topped with the figure 4 and quartered, each part with a letter forming together the abbreviation V E I C (for: United East India Company); plain second reinforce with a pair of shouldered trunnions, the left one marked with four dots; chase with two astragals en suite with the vent astragal, its taper continuing until the muzzle swell; muzzle face with ogees and fillets. Bore c. 7.5cm. (2 15/16 inch), overall 102.5cm., diameter of base ring 17.3cm., dto. at the vent 15.7cm.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 472
Auktion:
Datum:
26.10.1993
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
Amsterdam
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