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Grantham Summer Fine Sale (#10720GR) 22/07/2020 11:00 AM Closed

Starts Ending 22/07/2020 11:00 AM BST

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Lot 33A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep. (It is reputed that this cannon was fired on Victoria Park, Leicester to signal the cessation of the Crimean War)

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Lot closed - Sold For:£1,050

Grantham Summer Fine Sale (#10720GR) 22/07/2020 11:00 AM Closed

Starts Ending 22/07/2020 11:00 AM BST

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  • A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep.
  • A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep. - 2
  • A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep. - 3
  • A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep. - 4
  • A Mid 19thC brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front wheels and central back wheel, with X design, 37cm high, 75cm wide, 39cm deep. - 5