Y A BRASS, STEEL AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID MAHOGANY TARGET CROSSBOW, MID 18TH CENTURY

Y A BRASS, STEEL AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID MAHOGANY TARGET CROSSBOW PROBABLY BELGIAN OR DUTCH, MID 18TH CENTURY The tiller inlaid with scrollwork, ivory inset bolt channel, the steel bow stamped with ox or bull head 113.5cm long, 82.5cm wide For a comparable example please see the target crossbow with a tiller catalogued as mid 18th century and featuring similar inlaid scrollwork in the Met Collection, (Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Object Number: 14.25.1578a, b). Please note, Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption certificate for the ivory in this lot (Ref: DYD769QJ)