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A Fine Left-Hand DaggerLate 16th Century
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £8,750 inc. premium
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A Fine Left-Hand Dagger
Late 16th Century
Late 16th Century
With tapering waved double-edged blade of stiff diamond section sharply tapering at the point and cut with narrow fullers over most of its length on all sides pierced with minute circular holes and keyhole slots, rectangular ricasso en suite and recessed for the thumb on one side, iron hilt comprising straight faceted quillons widening towards the tips, side-ring, pommel of double fleur-de-lys shape with button finial, and spirally-grooved grip bound with twisted steel and copper wire between Turk's heads
28.8 cm. blade
28.8 cm. blade
Footnotes
For a related dagger formerly in the A.R. Dufty Collection see Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 20 November 1996, lot 28








