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Lot 381*,Y
A Continental Ivory-Mounted Romantic Sword19th Century, Probably Dieppe
28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,560 inc. premium
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19th Century, Probably Dieppe
19th Century, Probably Dieppe
With tapering double-edged blade (rust patinated) of flattened diamond section, hilt comprising upcurved quillons carved with a scroll on each side and with dolphin-head terminals carved in the round, cushion-shaped pommel (finial missing), and swelling grip wrapped in burgundy velvet (worn) secured by small dome-headed brass nails, in original wooden scabbard covered in burgundy velvet (worn) along the back, the front faced in plaques carved in relief with stylised foliage, crowned fleur-de-lys in a cartouche, a portrait bust between laurels labelled 'Francois I', a mustachioed grotesque mask between swags of fruit, and a portrait bust (chape incomplete)
51 cm. blade
51 cm. blade








