Ⓦ AN UNUSUAL SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GREEK
Ⓦ AN UNUSUAL SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GREEK
with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, inscribed 'Recte Faciendo' and 'in Constantes' on the respective faces at the forte, and gilt white metal hilt comprising oval shell-guard with moulded brim and a pair of kidney-shaped panels on the outer face (an old screw repair), a pair of quillons with foliate terminals, knuckle-guard, plummet-shaped pommel, and spirally moulded grip
80.3 cm; 31 5/8 in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
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Ⓦ AN UNUSUAL SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY GREEK
with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, inscribed 'Recte Faciendo' and 'in Constantes' on the respective faces at the forte, and gilt white metal hilt comprising oval shell-guard with moulded brim and a pair of kidney-shaped panels on the outer face (an old screw repair), a pair of quillons with foliate terminals, knuckle-guard, plummet-shaped pommel, and spirally moulded grip
80.3 cm; 31 5/8 in blade
Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
