˜Ⓦ THREE GERMAN HUNTING SWORDS, MID-18TH CENTURY
˜Ⓦ THREE GERMAN HUNTING SWORDS, MID-18TH CENTURY
the first with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point and cut with a running wolf mark on each face at the forte, brass hilt cast in low relief, including shell-guard and quillon-black decorated with reclining figures, and the grip retaining its original tortoiseshell veneer on the back-edge (the remainder missing); the second with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a serrated back-edge, brass hilt including down-turned scalloped guard, cap-pommel and natural staghorn grip; the third with curved fullered blade etched with scrolls at the forte, brass hilt (incomplete) including scalloped shell, and the grip retaining a portion of its fishskin covering
the first: 63.2 cm; 24 7/8 in blade
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Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
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˜Ⓦ THREE GERMAN HUNTING SWORDS, MID-18TH CENTURY
the first with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point and cut with a running wolf mark on each face at the forte, brass hilt cast in low relief, including shell-guard and quillon-black decorated with reclining figures, and the grip retaining its original tortoiseshell veneer on the back-edge (the remainder missing); the second with curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a serrated back-edge, brass hilt including down-turned scalloped guard, cap-pommel and natural staghorn grip; the third with curved fullered blade etched with scrolls at the forte, brass hilt (incomplete) including scalloped shell, and the grip retaining a portion of its fishskin covering
the first: 63.2 cm; 24 7/8 in blade
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Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)
Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
