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Lot 115*
A Composite Scottish Basket-Hilted BroadswordLast Quarter Of The 17th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,375 inc. premium
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Last Quarter Of The 17th Century
Last Quarter Of The 17th Century
With tapering flattened blade incised 'Andrea Ferara' divided with 'eyelash' marks and with running wolf mark beyond in the short shallow fuller on each side of the forte, short fluted ricasso, iron 'ribbon' guard of broad flat bars (incomplete at the pommel) involving saltires, circular panels, and an 'S' on each side (one joint cracked), most of the bars incised with triple parallel lines, rudimentary quillons and later pommel, grip, and liner, the back of the guard struck with a mark, a capital 'B' (minor surface pitting overall)
91.4 cm. blade
91.4 cm. blade
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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.








