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Lot 178

Two Iron-Mounted Daggers
The First Mid-17th Century, The Second Late 17th Century

27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Two Iron-Mounted Daggers
The First Mid-17th Century, The Second Late 17th Century

The first with sharply tapering blade of flattened diamond section, each face of the forte with central fuller retaining traces of gilding, the hilt from a scarf-sword with downcurved quillons each with flattened bulbous tip and barrel-shaped pommel, retaining traces of gold-damascened decoration throughout, the swelling grip bound with leather; the second formed from a transitional rapier, with shortened blade of hollow diamond section at the point and retaining traces of etched decoration, an inscription in German, and a king's head at the forte, narrow horizontal quillons each with large spirally fluted button-shaped finial, convex quillon-block chiselled in relief on each side with a bearded satyr-mask, and flared horn grip of octagonal section recessed at the top for the thumb, in leather scabbard with engraved iron mounts (2)
20 cm. and 21.5 cm. blades

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