A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN BRONZE AND OAK SALUTING CANNON
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1855
Height: 17” / 43cm
Length: 27” / 69cm
Width: 15” / 38cm
Length: 27” / 69cm
Width: 15” / 38cm
Each muzzle above a tapering multi-stage bronze barrel stamped with the maker’s mark of Fred Barnes, 109 Fenchurch Street, London, dating them between 1849-60. The cannon supported on oak carriages.
Cannon such as these charming and small-scale examples were often used for commencing regattas and other celebrations.