Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED IRON HILT, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY ENGLISH
Ⓦ A SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED IRON HILT, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY ENGLISH
with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a brief inscription within a short fuller on each face, russet iron hilt including asymmetrical shell-guard with moulded brim (loose, repaired on one side), quillon with flattened globular terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel, decorated throughout with foliage and figures in encrusted silver (rubbed, areas of pitting) and the grip bound with plaited wire between 'Turk's Heads'
81.0 cm; 31 7/8 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 SILVER-ENCRUSTED IRON HILT, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY ENGLISH
with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with a brief inscription within a short fuller on each face, russet iron hilt including asymmetrical shell-guard with moulded brim (loose, repaired on one side), quillon with flattened globular terminal, knuckle-guard and pommel, decorated throughout with foliage and figures in encrusted silver (rubbed, areas of pitting) and the grip bound with plaited wire between 'Turk's Heads'
81.0 cm; 31 7/8 in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
