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Lot 150*
A Rare English Basket-Hilted BroadswordMid-17th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,500 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Rare English Basket-Hilted Broadsword
Mid-17th Century
Mid-17th Century
With tapering flattened blade incised 'Andria Ferara' (worn on one side) divided by 'eyelash' marks in the hollowed forte with orb and cross mark beyond, fullered ricasso of rectangular section, 'Irish' guard of slender rounded bars involving a saltire on each side incised with single lines, slender fore-guards, globular pommel incised with four pairs of lines, and later spirally-grooved leather-covered grip (scattered surface pitting overall)
97.7 cm. blade
97.7 cm. blade
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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.








