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Lot 89

Three 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer's Swords
The First Retailed By Pitter & Fox, Lacemen, Beford Street, Covent Garden, All Early 19th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £750 inc. premium

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Three 1796 Pattern Infantry Officer's Swords
The First Retailed By Pitter & Fox, Lacemen, Beford Street, Covent Garden, All Early 19th Century

The first with tapering fullered blade (surface rust and pitting) double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt against a blued ground over one side with crowned 'GR' cypher, two martial trophies and foliage and on the other with post 1801 royal arms, 'Warranted', a martial trophy and foliage, regulation gilt-brass hilt with double shell-guard, the inner one folding against a spring, rear quillon and faceted pommel (threaded button missing) cast and chased with foliage, grip bound with fine twisted silver wire, and retaining its burgundy fabric and bullion sword-knot, in original black leather scabbard with shaped linear engraved gilt-brass mounts and two rings for suspension, the locket with frog-button and engraved with retailer's details in a circle on one side; the second of similar form (blade with surface rust), hilt retaining traces of gilding and grip simulating wire binding, and with the remains of its sword-knot; the last (worn and pitted) with grip simulating copper wire binding (3)
The first 81.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

The partnership of John Pitter & Benjamin Fox was formed from 3 May 1808 and lasted until 1826. The partnership was appointed Gold Laceman in Ordinary to George IV on 28 February 1826

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