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Lot 163
A Composite Spanish Cup-Hilt RapierLate 17th Century
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£800 - £1,200
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Find your local specialistA Composite Spanish Cup-Hilt Rapier
Late 17th Century
Late 17th Century
With slender tapering blade indistinctly stamped with letters within the double fullers on both sides of the forte, rectangular ricasso, hilt comprising petalled cup-guard chiselled with a repeated design of flowering foliage surmounted by an eagle, faceted quillons swelling towards the button tips, knuckle-guard en suite and with central moulding, faceted onion-shaped pommel with button, and grip bound with twisted steel wire (some rust patination overall)
83.3 cm. blade
83.3 cm. blade








