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Lot 5088Y

An early Federal Period eagle pommel officer's spadroon by Thurkle
circa 1795-1800

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11 June 2012, 10:00 PDT
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US$1,500 - US$2,500

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An early Federal Period eagle pommel officer's spadroon by Thurkle
circa 1795-1800

Straight 31 inch single edged blade with broad, full-length fuller and 12 inch blued and gilt panel engraved with panels of floral meander, panoplies of arms and, on one side, a Federal eagle below 15 stars, the reverse with the figure of a Native American warrior. Brass stirrup hilt, the guard with outboard branch joined by a diamond-shaped cut-out. Eaglehead pommel of classic Thurkle form. Elephant ivory grip with checkered panels.
Condition: Blade with mottled grey patina, some light pitting at the point, and retaining perhaps 50% of the blued and gilt decoration. Hilt with dark patina, one side of ferrule marked in white paint 135. Grip showing some light wear to checkering.
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Provenance:E. Andrew Mowbray Collection and ascribed by him as probably from the Medicus Collection
Note: Illustrated in Mr. Mowbray's book The American Eagle Pommel Officer's Sword, The Early Years, Figure 1.D on page 61. See also page 63 for a discussion of the blade, believed to have been imported by Runkel. Sold in these rooms as Lot 6003, on Nov. 20, 1989.
Francis Thurkle, London, active 1760-1801.

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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.