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French Antique (19thc) Iron & Bronze Gribeauval Field Gun Model
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French Antique (19thc) Iron & Bronze Gribeauval Field Gun Model

19th century
Description

French antique (19thC) iron/brass model of a Gribeauval field gun model with an iron body and bronze barrel. Ca 20cm long x 9.5cm wide x 10cm high, weight 800g.

Good condition.

The Gribeauval system was an artillery system introduced by Lieutenant-General Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval during the 18th century. This system revolutionized French cannons, with a new production system that allowed lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. With the advent of the Gribeauval system the French enjoyed the best artillery in Europe.

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Declaration

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this Antique Bronze Cannon Model to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1147129
Dealers Internal Reference
AD678
Description
French antique (19thC) iron/brass model of a Gribeauval field gun model with an iron body and bronze barrel. Ca 20cm long x 9.5cm wide x 10cm high, weight 800g.

Good condition.

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The Gribeauval system was an artillery system introduced by Lieutenant-General Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval during the 18th century.
Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

This system revolutionized French cannons, with a new production system that allowed lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. With the advent of the Gribeauval system the French enjoyed the best artillery in Europe.

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
9.5cm (3.74")
Date of Manufacture

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this Antique Bronze Cannon Model to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1147129
Dealers Internal Ref
AD678
Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art
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A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels.
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Archive I A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels.

French Antique (19thc) Iron & Bronze Gribeauval Field Gun Model

Archive II A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View II
Archive III A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View IX
Archive X A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View X
Archive XI A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels. View XI
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A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels.
French Antique (19thC) Iron & Bronze Gribeauval Field Gun Model
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A 19th-century scale model of a Gribeauval field gun featuring a turned bronze barrel mounted on a dark cast iron carriage with spoked wheels.
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The Gribeauval system was an artillery system created by Jean-Baptiste de Gribeauval in the 18th century, which standardised French field artillery. Scale models of these field guns were manufactured during the 18th and 19th centuries as military training aids, foundry prototypes, or decorative desktop curios.

Authentic 19th-century scale cannons were typically constructed using cast iron or timber for the carriage and spoked wheels, combined with turned brass or cast bronze for the gun barrel and mounting hardware.

Authentic period examples display appropriate casting seams, naturally occurring oxidisation, and hand-fitted metal joinery. Barrels are often weighted bronze or brass with functional trunnions, while cast iron wheels show signs of period foundry techniques rather than modern seamless molding.

A miniature field gun serves as a striking focal point when styled on an office desk, embedded within a bookshelf arrangement, or displayed on a mantelpiece alongside leather-bound books and brass instruments.

Dust metal surface areas with a dry, soft-bristled brush. To prevent rust on iron components and preserve the patina on bronze barrels, keep the object in a low-humidity environment and apply a thin layer of microcrystalline wax periodically.
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