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Lot 146Y
A German Hunting HangerMid-18th Century
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30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £475 inc. premium
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A German Hunting Hanger
Mid-18th Century
Mid-18th Century
With tapering fullered blade double-edged towards the point, rectangular ricasso etched with hounds pursuing boars on one side and a boar and a stag on the other, cast and chased brass hilt comprising downbent shell-guard decorated with hounds attacking a fox in a landscape within strapwork borders, downcurved rear quillon with lobed foliate terminal, knuckle-guard with strapwork and foliage at the centre, pommel-cap with a stag pursued by a hound on top (button later), and grip of tapering octagonal section veneered in ivory
54.8 cm. blade
54.8 cm. blade
Saleroom notices
This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.








