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Lot 112

A French Silver-Hilted Small-Sword
Indistinct Silver Marks, Circa 1770

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A French Silver-Hilted Small-Sword
Indistinct Silver Marks, Circa 1770

With sharply tapering blade of hollow triangular section etched with foliate rocailles and a panel of foliated strapwork on one side at the forte, and on the other with a female figure beneath a baldachin and a further panel of foliated strapwork, hilt of characteristic form cast and chased overall with foliage against punched grounds, the shell-guard, quillon-block, knuckle-guard and pommel all with suspended medallions framing trophies of arms centred on pierced trelliswork, and grip bound with silver ribbon and twisted silver wire between Turk's heads (one loose)
85.8 cm. blade

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