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A Swedish Infantry Officer's Sword
Late 18th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£600 - £800

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A Swedish Infantry Officer's Sword
Late 18th Century

With sharply tapering blade of hollowed triangular section etched and gilt with a martial trophy and designs of foliage against a blued ground over each side of the forte, characteristic ormolu hilt of small-sword form with double shell-guard cast and chased on each side with symmetrical scrolling foliage against a ground of numerous small piercings forming a trellis pattern, fluted quillons, knuckle-guard and ovoidal pommel, grip bound with twisted copper wire, and bullion and red cloth sword-knot, in original blackened leather scabbard (repaired, some crazing) with shaped linear engraved gilt-brass locket and chape, the former with moulded frog-hook, and retaining much of its original gilding
78.8 cm. blade

Footnotes

For this and the following lot see Claude Blair, European & American Arms, 1962, p. 106, fig. f

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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.