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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 Swept-Hilt Rapier
Late 16th Century, Probably Italian

Antique Arms and Armour
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Swept-Hilt Rapier
Late 16th Century, Probably Italian

With tapering double-edged blade (some pitting, polished bright) with border engraved central fuller on both sides of the forte stamped respectively 'Iohan' and 'De La Orta' between incised 'eye' and dot marks, rectangular ricasso with incised line borders and struck with a bladesmith's mark on one side, blackened iron hilt of rounded bars comprising long diagonally recurved quillons swelling to bulbous tips, downcurved arms, the ends joined to a side-ring with central swelling, two loop side-bars en suite and curving in opposite directions, the upper one joining the knuckle-guard with central swelling, saltire-shaped inner guard, large globular pommel with separate button, and replacement vertically fluted grip bound with twisted steel wire between Turk's heads
92.3 cm. blade

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Provenance
Christie's London, The Eugen Nielson Collection of Antique Arms, Armour and Japanese Swords, 31 March 1993, lot 150

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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.