NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Lot 116:
Realistically cast and finely detailed bronze model of the famous Russian Tsar Cannon.
The Tsar Cannon is a large early modern-period artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. It is a monument of Russian artillery casting art, cast in bronze in 1586 in Moscow, by the Russian master bronze caster Andrey Chokhov. Per the Guinness Book of Records, it is the largest bombardment by caliber in the world.
19th-century.
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H: 4 in., (10 cm.)
L: 6 in., (15 cm.)
W: 3 1/2 in., (9 cm.)
Condition: The bronze appears to be in excellent condition. Nicely patinated.
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