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A Rare Continental Transitional Rapier
Mid-Late 17th Century

Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare Continental Transitional Rapier
Mid-Late 17th Century

With tapering blade (some pitting overall) of flattened diamond section with fuller over each side of the forte incised respectively 'CLEMENS' and 'THORNN' and with a cross mark beyond, iron hilt comprising double shell-guard pierced and chiselled in relief on the outside with portrait medallions between cherubs, all against grounds of foliage, quillon-block chiselled with a monster-head between foliage on both sides, down bent quillons with ovoidal terminals each chiselled with a profile portrait bust on one side and partly chequered foliage on the other, knuckle-guard en suite and originally secured to the pommel (screw missing), globular pommel chiselled with foliage centred on the button, and wooden grip (split, binding missing)
85.5 cm. blade

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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.