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Lot 211

A European Swept-Hilt Rapier
Late 16th Century/Early 17th Century, Probably Italian

26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A European Swept-Hilt Rapier
Late 16th Century/Early 17th Century, Probably Italian

With tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section becoming diamond section towards the point and with single fuller on each side of the forte, each flanked by an incised line and stamped 'Non Confvndar Inetnum' and 'Inter Domine Steravi' respectively, slightly tapering hollowed rectangular ricasso stamped on each face with an indistinct oval bladesmith's mark, blackened iron hilt of slender writhen bars and comprising straight quillons swelling towards the tips, arms, three outer-rings, the upper one joined by a curved bar to the knuckle-guard, inner-guard of two looped bars joined to a bar above also merging with the knuckle-guard, the latter with hooked tip, writhen globular pommel and button, writhen grip bound with finely twisted copper wire between Turks' heads, and retaining very faint traces of gilding
112.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

Provenance:
A.E. Christensen Collection

Literature:
Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer, Gammelt Jern E.A. Christensens Våbensamling, 1968, cat. no. 96, pp. 132 and 134, figs. 28 and 35

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