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A Two-Hand Processional Sword In German Late 16th/Early 17th Century StyleLate 19th/Early 20th Century, Possibly By Ernst Schmidt Of Munich
29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,500
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Find your local specialistA Two-Hand Processional Sword In German Late 16th/Early 17th Century Style
Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Possibly By Ernst Schmidt Of Munich
Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Possibly By Ernst Schmidt Of Munich
With broad double-edged blade deeply struck on one side with a cross between pellet and crescent moon marks, long ricasso covered with black leather tooled with two circular marks on one side, downpointed side-lugs, iron hilt comprising side-rings of diamond section incised with pairs of lines and each enclosing a scrolled fleur-de-lys, downcurved quillons en suite and each with three scrolls at the tip, segmented plummet-shaped pommel with incised waved lines between dots, and leather-covered grip of octagonal section bound with twisted iron wire above and below
118.3 cm. blade
118.3 cm. blade
Footnotes
For a related example see E. Andrew Mowbray, Arms + Armour From The Atelier Of Ernst Schmidt, Munich, 1967, pp. 50-51, no. 19




