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LOT 1964
Battle of Sole Bay 12lb Iron Cannon Ball
CIRCA 1672 A.D.
4 1/4 in. (5.43 kg, 10.8 cm).
About 4 inches in diameter, spherical solid shot with a small patch of slight flattening from the casting process.
ProvenanceFound Southwold Beach, Suffolk, UK, in 1984.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
The Battle of Solebay took place on 6 June 1672 near Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was an action in the Third Anglo-Dutch War and one of the largest naval battles of the period. A Dutch fleet attacked a combined Anglo-French force off the English coast but the outcome was inconclusive despite a very lengthy combat. The Allied fleet suffered considerable damage and was forced to abandon plans to land troops on the Dutch coast.
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LOT 1964
Battle of Sole Bay 12lb Iron Cannon Ball
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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