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A Rare German Horseman's Hammer With Etched DecorationLate 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Saxon
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£6,000 - £7,500
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Late 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Saxon
Late 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably Saxon
Of iron, with hammer-head of tapering circular section balanced by a beak-shaped fluke en suite, the later becoming stiff diamond in section, block-shaped socket surmounted by a domed button finial, slender haft of tapering circular section becoming rectangular above the grip, wooden grip of circular section covered in textile secured by dome-headed nails, disc-shaped iron hand-guard and domed pommel-cap, the former with triangular 'sword breaker', and the head with tapering flat belt hook on one side, the surfaces overall finely etched with scrolling foliage between dotted and linear borders
56.5 cm.
56.5 cm.








