Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH HIGHLY DECORATED BRASS HILT, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH
Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH HIGHLY DECORATED BRASS HILT, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH
with associated blade of hollow-triangular section (shortened), openwork brass hilt comprising asymmetrical shell-guard decorated with differing classical figures on a ground of scrolling foliage, forward-canted quillon formed as a monsterhead issuant from foliage, quillon-block decorated with further figures, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central Hercules figure, pommel en suite with the guard, and wooden grip with a collar top and bottom
65.0 cm; 25 5/8 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 HIGHLY DECORATED BRASS HILT, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DUTCH
with associated blade of hollow-triangular section (shortened), openwork brass hilt comprising asymmetrical shell-guard decorated with differing classical figures on a ground of scrolling foliage, forward-canted quillon formed as a monsterhead issuant from foliage, quillon-block decorated with further figures, knuckle-guard interrupted by a central Hercules figure, pommel en suite with the guard, and wooden grip with a collar top and bottom
65.0 cm; 25 5/8 in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
