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Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar

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A FINE MALAYSIAN BRONZE LANTAKA GUN,<br />

18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY<br />

with multi-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle, cast<br />

with raised mouldings and foliage, pierced scrolling foresight,<br />

cartouche of foliage over the chase and engraved<br />

with diagonal panels of scrolling foliage over the first<br />

reinforce, raised vent with a pierced lug on either side for a<br />

pan cover, characteristic hollow cascabel for a tiller, a pair<br />

of finely cast lifting-handles formed as monsters, and fitted<br />

with its original bronze swivel mount: on a turned wooden<br />

base<br />

146.5cm; 57Nin barrel<br />

4cm; 1Fin bore<br />

Provenance<br />

Robin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon<br />

£1800-2200<br />

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