Details
A silver-hilted small sword
with tapering hollow-ground colichemarde blade etched and gilt at the forte with panels of foliated strapwork involving an angel within an oval on one side and a fleur-de-lys on the other, the hilt cast and chased in relief with panels containing sprays of conventional foliage, and including double shell-guard and reeded arms, and silver wire-bound wooden grip, in original tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape, probably English, early 18th century -- 32¾in.(83cm.) blade
with tapering hollow-ground colichemarde blade etched and gilt at the forte with panels of foliated strapwork involving an angel within an oval on one side and a fleur-de-lys on the other, the hilt cast and chased in relief with panels containing sprays of conventional foliage, and including double shell-guard and reeded arms, and silver wire-bound wooden grip, in original tooled leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape, probably English, early 18th century -- 32¾in.(83cm.) blade