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Lot 185

An Italian Left-Hand Dagger
Early 17th Century

27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £687.50 inc. premium

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An Italian Left-Hand Dagger
Early 17th Century

With broad tapering flattened double-edged blade stamped with sacred 'IHS' in the single fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising vertically recurved quillons each with flattened tip pierced with a circular hole, incised rectangular quillon-block, convex upturned guard pierced with circular holes around the border and chiselled in relief with an acanthus spray, associated segmented globose pommel chiselled in relief with acanthus foliage, and spirally-grooved grip bound with iron wire between Turk's heads (some wear and pitting overall)
30.5 cm. blade

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