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SPECIALISTS IN ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & RELATED OBJECTS 38 & 39 Duke Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6DF TEL: +44 (0)20 7839 5666 FAX: +44 (0)20 7839 5777 EMAIL: gallery@peterfiner.com www.peterfiner.com A FRENCH MODEL OF A 12-POUNDER BRONZE CANNON ON ITS ORIGINAL FIELD CARRIAGE, circa 1694 Overall length: 61 cm (24 in) Barrel length: 34 cm (13.5 in) Width across axle: 33 cm (13 in) Provenance: Presented to Louis Auguste de Bourbon, the Duc du Maine, during his time as Grand Maitre d’Artillerie by officers of the City of Paris. He was an illegitimate Son of King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715).