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Lot 88Ф,Y

A 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer's Dress Sword, And A 1786 Pattern Officer's Five-Ball Spadroon
The First Retailed By Wilding & Childe, 186 Strand, Circa 1815-20, The Second Retailed By Neild, St. James's Street, Sword Cutler To His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, Late 18th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

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A 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer's Dress Sword, And A 1786 Pattern Officer's Five-Ball Spadroon
The First Retailed By Wilding & Childe, 186 Strand, Circa 1815-20, The Second Retailed By Neild, St. James's Street, Sword Cutler To His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, Late 18th Century

The first with tapering double-edged blade cut with a central fuller over each side of the forte, regulation ormolu hilt comprising boatshell-guard screwed to the globular pommel with large button, and grip bound with twisted silver wire, in original black leather scabbard (worn, chape replaced) with shaped linear engraved ormolu mounts and two rings for suspension, the locket with frog-button and engraved with retailer's details on one side, and retaining some original gilding; the second with fullered tapering blade (wear and surface rust) retaining traces of etched decoration on both sides of the forte, ormolu-mounted hilt (side-guard reversed, knuckle-guard missing) with border engraved cushion-shaped pommel, and reeded ivory grip with border engraved medial band, in original leather scabbard (worn, repaired and re-stitched) with ormolu locket and chape, the latter with retailer's details on one side and ring for suspension (2)
The first 80 cm. blade

Footnotes

Wilding & Childe were in partnership between 1810 and circa 1828

James Neild is recorded between 1744 and 1814 as a royal sword cutler, retail jeweller, goldsmith, philanthropist and Master of the Skinners' Company. From the time of his arrival in London in late 1760 he devoted much of his time helping to reform the prison systems in England and in Europe. For more information see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 185-186

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