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Lot 23*

An Unusual German Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
Mid-18th Century, Bamberg Silver Maker's Mark IEB

29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Unusual German Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
Mid-18th Century, Bamberg Silver Maker's Mark IEB

With slightly curved tapering blade (some wear and pitting) double-edged towards the point and retaining traces of etched foliage in an oval between foliated strapwork on each side of the forte, a boar pursued by a hound beyond, hilt cast and chased with boar, stag and fox hunting scenes in low relief against a stippled ground, comprising downbent shell-guard, baluster quillons formed respectively as a hammer and short triangular blade, quillon-block, and rayskin-covered grip of tapering oval section with silver side-strap secured by the basal mount and pommel-cap, the latter with button, in its leather scabbard with locket and chape decorated en suite with the hilt, the former with pockets for a by-knife and fork each with later white-metal mounted wooden grip, and complete with a buff-leather baldric (incomplete) with large silver buckle cast, pierced and chased with foliage and bright-cut decoration, and struck with silver maker's mark of Andreas Buemann
50.9 cm. blade

Footnotes

Andreas Buemann is recorded as a Master in Hobro, Denmark from 1761

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