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Lot 180
An English BroadswordMid-17th Century
6 April 2006, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With tapering double-edged blade indistinctly incised 'Ferara' within the short fuller on each side of the forte and with running wolf mark beyond, iron 'mortuary' hilt comprising guard pierced and chiselled with foliage involving a human mask on each side, slender knuckle-guard connected to two side-guards by two scrolled bars chiselled with foliage on each side, globular pommel roughly chiselled with foliage, and wooden grip with remains of textile binding (some wear and rust patination overall)
88 cm. blade
88 cm. blade








