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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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Lot 109*

A Fine Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items from the Per T. Norheim Collection
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£15,000 - £20,000

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A Fine Swept-Hilt Rapier
Early 17th Century

With associated sharply tapering blade of flattened hexagonal section changing to flattened diamond towards the point and with narrow central fuller on each face of the forte stamped respectively 'Francisco' and 'Ruis En Toledo', recessed rectangular ricasso etched and gilt (gilding rubbed) with strapwork and struck on one face with a stag in a rectangle under 'S', and on the other with 'P' in a shield, iron guard of flattened bars with two rings on the outside, three diagonal curved bars merging into one on the inside, arms, single long rear quillon, the downturned end with flat ovoidal terminal, knuckle-guard with similar terminal, these last and oval panels in the centre of the cross, knuckle-guard and outer-rings supported by pairs of pierced scrolls, and chiselled with equestrian combat scenes in high relief, and single Classical figures, the remaining surfaces, except the inner bars, chased with conventional foliage against a punched granular ground, barrel-shaped pommel encircled by a central recessed band chiselled with an equestrian battle scene with pierced scrollwork above and below, and later spirally-grooved wooden grip bound with plaited iron and white-metal wire

Footnotes

Provenance:
Count Mgowo Collection
Brett Collection, Christie's, 18 to 22 and 25 March, 1895, lot 643 (with different blade and grip)
Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 19 September 1990, lot 42

Literature:
E.J. Brett, A Pictorial and Descriptive record of ... Arms and Armour, 1894, pl. LXIII, fig. I

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.