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Lot 90*

A Saxon Left-Hand Dagger
Late 16th Century

29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £4,800 inc. premium

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A Saxon Left-Hand Dagger
Late 16th Century

With robust tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section changing to diamond section at the slightly reduced point and with a central fuller over most of its length on each side extending from the fluted ricasso, hilt of blackened iron comprising short slightly downbent gourd-shaped quillons and small side-ring, compressed fig-shaped pommel of polygonal section capped with a silver plate finely etched overall with a design of blackened foliage, small button finial en suite, flattened swelling wooden grip covered in fishskin retained by a turned and cusped ferrule above and below, and retaining much of its original blackened finish
25.1 cm. blade

Footnotes

Provenance:
The Saxon Electoral Armouries, Dresden

See footnote to lot 88

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