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Lot 1015
TWO SILVER ADORNED SPANISH/PORTUGUESE CUP HILT SWORDS,18th century.
3 – 13 August 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$3,290 inc. premium
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TWO SILVER ADORNED SPANISH/PORTUGUESE CUP HILT SWORDS,
18th century.
18th century.
A rapier with forged iron cross guard and knuckle bow with silver quillon caps, deep cup guard with silver edging and rivets, silver pommel and wire covered grip; straight double-edge blade.
Overall lg. 40 1/4 in.
A broadsword with forged iron cross guard and knuckle bow with brass quillon caps, deep cup guard with silver edging and rivets, silver pommel, wood and silver grip; straight double edge blade with etched inscription "VIVA VILA REAL DE PORTUGAL" and "VIVVES ALVNA."
Overall lg. 41 3/8 in.
Overall lg. 40 1/4 in.
A broadsword with forged iron cross guard and knuckle bow with brass quillon caps, deep cup guard with silver edging and rivets, silver pommel, wood and silver grip; straight double edge blade with etched inscription "VIVA VILA REAL DE PORTUGAL" and "VIVVES ALVNA."
Overall lg. 41 3/8 in.
Footnotes
Literature
Swords are illustrated and described in Rodney Hilton Brown, Treasures of the Caribbean (Fairhaven, MA: The War Museum Press, 2023), pp. 269-272 and 278.




