Antique Crossbow

A striking 19th century Italian painted chest distinguished by its crossbow front and beautifully aged patina. Rich in character and understated elegance, this exceptional piece brin...

An exceptional early German crossbow dating to around 1540, crafted from antler, wood, and iron.

This remarkable windlass crossbow, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, is a striking example of early European military craftsmanship, originating from Germany.

The original finish has been lightly scrubbed, which gives the wood a golden, sandy hue, allowing our Louis XV crossbow front commode to be paired with almost any color palette.

Copper engraving of a mechanical trap with crossbow and arrow. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' by Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exile.

The striking composition includes a finely crafted crossbow, various arrowheads, a mace, and elegant longbows, showcasing the weaponry used during the age of chivalry.

Additionally, the inclusion of a crossbow and arrows can be seen in a romantic light, invoking the notion of "cupid's arrow" and the power of love's allure.

Elegant crossbow bedside table made of dark walnut, with a gray marble top with white and red streaks.

Standing on scrolled supports terminating in curved feet with satinwood back panel and crossbow-form base decorated with bronze mounts at the shoulder, the small cabinet is dressed w...

Its distinctive arbalète, or crossbow-shaped, front and top create the softly serpentine silhouette so prized in Louis XV furniture.

Large Louis XV Transition style sideboard with rosewood marquetry and ormolu ornamentation. Double-curved crossbow-style front and equally curved sides, opening with two large doors...

Louis XV / Rocaille style chest of drawers with four drawers, crossbow front with undulating and curved mouldings.

The openwork backrest features a crossbow motif composed of interlaced scrolls, characteristic of the rocaille repertoire.

Feet in warm brown-stained wood, carved in cabriole with characteristic Louis XV terminal scrolls, connected by a low frieze adorned with a galon of gilded nails in crossbow pattern....

Structure in stripped wood with clear patina, topped with a thick slab of brèche violette marble veined grey and white. The two crossbow doors, known as gendarme's hat style, are dec...

Louis XIV chest of drawers from the 18th century with doors opening from two leaves. The crossbow shaped facade simulates drawers. This piece features interesting moulding to the fro...

The lower commode has three drawers across a gracefully shaped crossbow front. Each drawer is divided into molded panels carved with floral sprays and fitted with brass rocaille pull...

The lower half is given to the machines, each drawn as a separate diagram: towers on wheels, a sloping roofed shed on wheels, scaling ladders and bridges, windlasses and lifting fram...

Lower apron cut into a projection crossbow, characteristic of the provincial rocaille style.

Charming 18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Crossbow Commode This mid-18th-century walnut French provincial commode from the Louis XV period is a stunning piece.

The structure rests on four sculpted arched legs, connected by a crossbow apron with geometric diamond decoration. Back made of boards squared with an adze, a technique typical of 18...

One figure holds a polearm, while the standing soldier is equipped with a large shield and a mechanical crossbow. The costumes are dated 1400. Plate No. 28.

In the centre, three protected crossbow bolts (or arrows). Vellum or parchment, Flanders, 17th c.

One cherub is hold a crossbow, while the other holds arrows, and both wielding richly chased rose designed candle cups in the other.

French circa 1750 Of an unusual curvaceous waisted form having a shaped front (often referred to as arc-en-arbalète, meaning in English shape of the crossbow) of three solid chest...

Superb Louis XIV period Mazarine chest of drawers in thuya burl, rosewood, boxwood and walnut veneer It opens with four drawers on four rows with crosspieces museum quality piece fro...

Print 4 Displays 15th century coats of armor one of which has a Regal, Royal Coat of Arms / Armorial Crest Print 5 Shows a selection of original medieval crossbows Print 6 Show...

This superb quality walnut Swiss black forest sculpture depicts the Swiss legend William Tell jubilantly walking home arm in arm with his son with a large crossbow resting across his...

The small dressers have a wavy movement on the front and sides, following the style of French crossbow dressers. They stand on four exquisitely carved galvanized legs, creating a vis...

The highly sinuous front apron is paired with crossbow forms on the two galbee sides. A thick and undulating pilaster with thin molding separates the sides from the front, enhancing ...

The gently contoured top and shaped façade follow the en arbalète form, named for its resemblance to the curve of a crossbow. Three full-width drawers are framed by deeply molded pan...

One putti with a fishing pole and a caught fish under his arm the other with a crossbow and pheasant in his hand. The bronzes are both cast by lost wax (cire perdue) method and are b...

These two groups symbolize the evolution of medieval Swiss warfare, from traditional crossbow units to the more modern gunpowder-based musketeers.

This beautiful Louis XV period oak crossbow chest of drawers has four drawers. The handles and keyholes are worked in bronze.

The sinuous form of this Italian bleached walnut credenza exudes elegance, forming an almost full crossbow shape. Hand-carved in the 1800s, the credenza has three compartments, with ...

This French Regence commode features a crossbow front, surmounted by a shaped two-plank top.

Walnut burl slab veneered fir with marple and cypress treadings. Three crossbow-shaped drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides a compartment with six drawers of which the la...

The facade follows a graceful crossbow profile, carried through the shaped edge of the marble top.

The front of the chest is shaped with a "triple crossbow move". This type of processing was carried out in the mid-1700s only in the most refined and precious furniture.

A ballista – a large crossbow-like device used to launch massive bolts or projectiles. 2.

The structure features a curved front, with the typical “crossbow” shaping, and sophisticated surface workmanship.

He has a belt with a pouch and what appears to be a key, and he is carrying a crossbow, indicative of his role as an arbaletrier.

The Genoese crossbowmen was a famous military corps of the Middle Ages, which acted both in defence of the Republic of Genoa and as a mercenary force for other Italian or European po...

Showing William Tell on bent knee aiming the crossbow at his son, bound and blindfolded against a tree with the apple on his head.

Tell is depicted wearing a yellow and blue outfit, complete with a crossbow and quiver full of arrows, referencing the famous tale in which he was forced to shoot an apple from his s...

The desk is fitted with 3 incredible Arc-en-Arbalète very large drawers crossbow shape serpentine with all original hardware hinges handles and plaques.

One day Cephalus, son of Hermes and Herse, goes hunting, accompanied by his dogs and equipped with his magic crossbow whose arrows always reach their goal. Deceived by the noise, com...

It's a very rare example of a commode that has both a galbe (curved) and arbalete (crossbow) front. Not only is the front galbe, but the back is as well, making this difficult piece ...

There are traverse rails in between and a shaped apron all having the same crossbow form. On each drawer there are three moulded panels with indented symmetrical moldings.

New arms and armor were invented, including the halberd and crossbow. Chariots rode alongside archers outfitted in iron helmets and body armor.

(Q 6:4) Muslim princes and nobles enjoyed the chase of the prey via horseback, using bow and arrow, crossbows, and blowpipes to capture their prey Horseback riding itself trained you...