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EARLY 18TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR DUTCH
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A SMALL-SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED HILT
Early 18th Century, English or Dutch
With slender blade of flattened hexagonal section etched with interlaced strapwork on each side of the forte, the hilt with double-shell and decorated with figures and scrollwork (some wear), the grip bound with plaited copper wire
28in. (71.1cm.) blade
Early 18th Century, English or Dutch
With slender blade of flattened hexagonal section etched with interlaced strapwork on each side of the forte, the hilt with double-shell and decorated with figures and scrollwork (some wear), the grip bound with plaited copper wire
28in. (71.1cm.) blade
Provenance
J.D. Aylward
Literature
J.D. Aylward, The small-sword in England, p. 71, fig. 16
Special notice
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