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A Scottish Basket-Hilted BroadswordSecond Quarter Of The 18th Century
30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,250 inc. premium
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A Scottish Basket-Hilted Broadsword
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century
Second Quarter Of The 18th Century
With tapering double-edged blade stamped 'Andrea Farara' between cross marks within the narrow central fullers on each side of the forte, iron guard of flattened bars framing fretted panels incised with lines and pierced with hearts and circles, the main panels centred on saltires, the side panels each with 'ram's horn' terminal, fore-guard, small scrolled wrist-guard, fluted bun-shaped pommel with small button (later), and fishskin-covered grip
82.9 cm. blade
82.9 cm. blade
Footnotes
Provenance:
Arnold Rothschild Collection, Baltimore
For swords of this general type see Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-Hilted Swords, 2005, pp. 115 and 123, F15h and F17a (illustrated)








