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Lot 126

A Rare And Unusual European Halberd-Head
17th Century

25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare And Unusual European Halberd-Head
17th Century

Of russet steel, comprising crescentic axe-blade pierced with two etched Turks in contemporary costume, each grasping a palm and pointing towards an etched naval engagement scene with German inscription on one side, and a town under siege with a further inscription on the other (worn, inscriptions illegible), fluke of tapering diamond section moulded at the base, tapering octagonal socket moulded at each end and decorated overall with a design of chevrons, and openwork finial formed as a mace-head, each of the flanges of f-shape and retained by a petalled washer (rust patination overall)
29 cm. wide

Footnotes

The scenes possibly commemorate the first Christian victory over the Ottomans at the famous Battle of Lepanto off the coast of Greece in 1571

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