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An Italian Falchion
Circa 1600, Probably Venetian

Antique Arms and Armour
25 July 2012, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £3,000

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An Italian Falchion
Circa 1600, Probably Venetian

With curved broad blade double-edged towards the clipped point, each face with shallow single fuller stamped 'Maria' repeated thrice on the front and twice on the back, and with ricasso stamped 'IHS', the back-edge bordered on each face by a line of notched zig-zags, iron hilt comprising cusped flattened vertically recurved quillons, the front one forming the knuckle-guard, two oval shells, one turned up, the other down, cusped flattened beaked pommel with faceted globular button, and wire-bound wooden grip
72.6 cm. blade

Footnotes

Provenance:
Christie's London, Antique Arms and Militaria, 16 December 2003, lot 104

For similar swords see L.G. Boccia and E.T. Coelho, Armi Bianche Italiane, 1975, pls. 546-8. The double shell is an unusual variation

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.