Lot Essay
The arms are perhaps those of the Dukes de Condé, members of the House of Bourbon.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI MODEL NAPOLEONIC 12-POUNDER FIELD CANNON, CARRIAGE AND LIMBER BUILT ON THE GRIBEAUVAL SYSTEM
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Constructed to scale and highly detailed throughout, with plain moulded brass barrel, regulation 'ochre' green painted wooden carriage and limber, iron mounts including chained cap-squares, elevating screw, iron-shod spoked cambered wheels, ammunition chest, and some original accessories; and a French small model presentation cannon, late 18th century, with moulded brass barrel engraved with owner's coronet and coat-of-arms, the inscription 'ULTIMA RATIO REGUM' and with the inscription 'DONNÉ À M DE MIGNOT MAITRESSE DES COMPTES' on the underside, on a 19th century three-wheeled iron carriage
The cannon - 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) long; the carriage - 28¾ in. (73 cm.) and 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.);
together with a Louis XVI patinated-bronze model gun carriage with polished brass cannon, late 18th Century, the cannon cast with a Royal Coat of Arms and with inscription to the chase: 'ULTIMA-RATIO-REGUM-DONNE-AM-DE-MIGNOT-MAITRESSE-DES-COMPTES', the cannon - 7 in. (18 cm.) long; 11 in. (28 cm.) long overall (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Constructed to scale and highly detailed throughout, with plain moulded brass barrel, regulation 'ochre' green painted wooden carriage and limber, iron mounts including chained cap-squares, elevating screw, iron-shod spoked cambered wheels, ammunition chest, and some original accessories; and a French small model presentation cannon, late 18th century, with moulded brass barrel engraved with owner's coronet and coat-of-arms, the inscription 'ULTIMA RATIO REGUM' and with the inscription 'DONNÉ À M DE MIGNOT MAITRESSE DES COMPTES' on the underside, on a 19th century three-wheeled iron carriage
The cannon - 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) long; the carriage - 28¾ in. (73 cm.) and 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.);
together with a Louis XVI patinated-bronze model gun carriage with polished brass cannon, late 18th Century, the cannon cast with a Royal Coat of Arms and with inscription to the chase: 'ULTIMA-RATIO-REGUM-DONNE-AM-DE-MIGNOT-MAITRESSE-DES-COMPTES', the cannon - 7 in. (18 cm.) long; 11 in. (28 cm.) long overall (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The first cannon in this lot is not Louis XVI but is in fact a later replica. The date for this cannon should read 'early 19th Century'.
The second cannon, the French small model preseentation cannon was acquired on 12 December 1988. It was described as: "Superbe modèle de canon offert par le Prince de Condé à M. Mignot, Maître des Comptes. Fût en bronze, affût en fer tapiné, roues en fer imitant le bois, cerclées de métal argenté. Dernier tiers du XVIII. Long: 0.18 m."
The description of a third cannon in Volume 2 of the Wildenstein catalogue is a duplication of the French small model presentation cannon. Therefore there are only 2 cannons in this lot.
The second cannon, the French small model preseentation cannon was acquired on 12 December 1988. It was described as: "Superbe modèle de canon offert par le Prince de Condé à M. Mignot, Maître des Comptes. Fût en bronze, affût en fer tapiné, roues en fer imitant le bois, cerclées de métal argenté. Dernier tiers du XVIII. Long: 0.18 m."
The description of a third cannon in Volume 2 of the Wildenstein catalogue is a duplication of the French small model presentation cannon. Therefore there are only 2 cannons in this lot.