Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH FINELY DECORATED BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1660-80, PROBABLY ENGLISH
Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH FINELY DECORATED BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1660-80, PROBABLY ENGLISH
with associated slender blade of hollow-triangular section, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising asymmetrical double shell-guard decorated with scrolling foliage interrupted by masks in the centre and at the border on each face, a pair of slender arms, quillon with bulbous terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel with further designs including Green man masks, and early grip bound with plaited wire and ribband between 'Turk's Heads'
85.0 cm; 33 ½ in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
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Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH FINELY DECORATED BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1660-80, PROBABLY ENGLISH
with associated slender blade of hollow-triangular section, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising asymmetrical double shell-guard decorated with scrolling foliage interrupted by masks in the centre and at the border on each face, a pair of slender arms, quillon with bulbous terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel with further designs including Green man masks, and early grip bound with plaited wire and ribband between 'Turk's Heads'
85.0 cm; 33 ½ in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
