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A French Silver-Hilted Small-SwordIndistinct Silver Marks, Circa 1765
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £900 inc. premium
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Indistinct Silver Marks, Circa 1765
Indistinct Silver Marks, Circa 1765
With colichemarde blade of sharply tapering hollow triangular section etched with a bold design of symmetrical foliated strapwork involving a star against a hatched ground on each side of the forte, the heavy hilt cast and chased in low relief with martial and musical trophies, rocailles and foliage, all against finely punched grounds and involving ribbonwork, the grip bound with silver ribbon and twisted silver wire
81.2 cm. blade
81.2 cm. blade




