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Lot 81*
A Rare German DaggerThird Quarter Of The 16th Century, Probably Nuremberg
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,920 inc. premium
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Third Quarter Of The 16th Century, Probably Nuremberg
Third Quarter Of The 16th Century, Probably Nuremberg
With tapering blade of flattened diamond section (extreme tip missing), rectangular ricasso etched with scrollwork against a blackened ground along each edge, iron hilt comprising short diamond-shaped quillons widening towards the small button terminals, rectangular quillon-block, faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and swelling grip of ovoidal section, etched overall against a blackened ground with interlaced designs of symmetrical strapwork and fine scrollwork (some wear and rust patination)
14.7 cm. blade
14.7 cm. blade
Footnotes
Provenance:
Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 9 June 1989, lot 9054
For a similar dagger see Rudolph Kuppelmayr, Waffen-Sammlung Kuppelmayr, Munich, 1895, p. 27, no. 325, pl. XXV








