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An English Silver-Hilted Small-SwordRetailed By Loxhams, Royal Exchange, London Silver Hallmarks For 1766, Indistinct Maker's Mark, Probably Of John Radburn
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,530 inc. premium
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Retailed By Loxhams, Royal Exchange, London Silver Hallmarks For 1766, Indistinct Maker's Mark, Probably Of John Radburn
Retailed By Loxhams, Royal Exchange, London Silver Hallmarks For 1766, Indistinct Maker's Mark, Probably Of John Radburn
With bright sharply tapering blade (some areas of light pitting) of hollow triangular section, the forte etched on both sides with symmetrical designs of strapwork and foliage centred on a sun-in-splendour on an oval, hilt cast and chased with bright-cut stars centred on pierced scrolling foliage within bright-cut and foliate borders, and comprising upturned shaped ovoidal shell-guard, quillon-block, lobed quillons, knuckle-guard, ovoidal pommel with prominent tang button, and grip bound with silver-gilt ribbon and twisted silver wire, in original vellum-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape chased en suite with the hilt, the former engraved with retailer's details on one side, and with a ring for suspension
82.1 cm. blade
82.1 cm. blade
Footnotes
John Radburn, described as 'gifted silver-hilt maker and sword cutler' is recorded between 1737 and 1780. For more information and an illustration of a virtually identical hilt by John 1 Bennett, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 202 and 286, pl. 55
For a very similar small-sword formerly in the A.J. & D. Blunt Collection and sold in these Rooms, see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 325








