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An Italian All-Steel StilettoMid-17th Century, Probably Brescian
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£600 - £800
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An Italian All-Steel Stiletto
Mid-17th Century, Probably Brescian
Mid-17th Century, Probably Brescian
With sharply tapering blade (some rust patination) of stiff diamond section and robust ricasso en suite, russet hilt comprising baluster quillons with compressed moulded tips and button terminals, and grip en suite
21 cm. blade
21 cm. blade
Footnotes
A group of swords and daggers with related hilts are in the Bargello, Florence. See L.G. Boccia & E.T. Coelho, Armi Bianche Italiane, 1975, figs. 621-7; and A.V.B. Norman, The Rapier and Small-Sword, 1980, pp. 375-6
For an almost identical example in the Stibbert Collection see Lionello Giorgio Boccia, Il Museo Stibbert A Firenze, vol. 3, 1975, p. 128, no. 359a (illustrated)








