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A Rare Naval Officer's Spadroon With Five-Ball Silver-Gilt Hilt

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Lot 286Y Ф
A Rare Naval Officer's Spadroon With Five-Ball Silver-Gilt Hilt
London Silver Hallmarks For 1795, Maker's Mark Of Francis (II) Thurkle

Sold for £ 2,250 (US$ 2,750) inc. premium

Antique Arms and Armour

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST

London, Knightsbridge

A Rare Naval Officer's Spadroon With Five-Ball Silver-Gilt Hilt
London Silver Hallmarks For 1795, Maker's Mark Of Francis (II) Thurkle
With tapering fullered blade (some light pitting overall) double-edged towards the point, the forte on both sides etched with a martial trophy, crowned 'GR' cypher and foliage, hilt comprising five-ball side-guard enclosing a fouled anchor, lobed rear quillon, tapering stirrup knuckle-guard with a ring at the top for the blue cord and bullion sword-knot, flat ovoidal pommel-cap with button, back-piece (minor dent), swelling vertically reeded ivory grip set with a silver-gilt oval on one side engraved with a crowned fouled anchor, and retaining much of its original gilding
76.8 cm. blade

Footnotes

  • For details of the Thurkle family of prominent hilt makers, sword cutlers and leading members of the London Cutlers' Company, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 240-244
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  1. David Williams
    Specialist - Arms and Armour
    Bonhams
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    Montpelier Street
    London, United Kingdom SW7 1HH
    Work +44 20 7393 3807
A Rare Naval Officer's Spadroon With Five-Ball Silver-Gilt Hilt
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Ф Item contains or is made of ivory

This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.
Y CITES

Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.

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