Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

Cannon
349
A RARE PAIR OF GERMAN BRONZE CANNON BY THE
MASTER HP, DATED 1553
each with multi-stage barrel swelling slightly towards the
muzzle, small fore-sight, impressed with an alternating
arrangement of beads and panels on the muzzle face and
engraved with a band behind, decorated throughout with
chiselled ornament in high relief, including raised astragal
mouldings, a classical warrior in low relief above the
maker’s initials ‘HP’ over the chase, a panel of
candelabrum, the owner’s crested arms, the inscription and
the date ‘Anno Domini 1553’ and a further panel of
candelabrum over the first reinforce, all on a finely punched
ground, integral pan with iron pivot for a cover (now
missing), the base-ring fitted with a moulded tubular backsight
(one missing), and plain flat cascabel, the underside
fitted beneath with a large triangular lug in the middle, a
pair of small lugs in front and a single lug behind for
attaching to a tiller (one with a small hole in the centre
ahead of the pan, the other missing a portion of its rear
section and now in two pieces)
104.2cm; 41in barrels
(2)
£15000-20000
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