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An Italian Gilt-Hilted Short Sword
Partly 16th Century Or Later

Antique Arms and Armour
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£500 - £700

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An Italian Gilt-Hilted Short Sword
Partly 16th Century Or Later

With 17th century tapering russet rapier-like blade (some pitting) cut with a double fuller over most of its length on each side forming a medial ridge to the point of diamond section, flattened ricasso en suite and stamped with a cross on both sides, gilt-brass hilt comprising recurved quillons cast and chased with acanthus against a punched ground on each side and with pierced monster-head tips, a winged cherub's head at the forte on one side, and a female mask on the other, grip of rectangular section cast and chased on both sides with two figures in niches between column borders, scrolled pommel with a reclining figure on each side and surmounted by a ram's head, and retaining nearly all its gilding
42.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a discussion regarding hilts of this type see John Hayward, Swords and Daggers in the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1963, p. 10 and idem, Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism 1540-1620, 1976, pl. 694

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.