CIRCA 1760-70

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A STEEL-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
Circa 1760-70
With associated colichemarde blade of hollow triangular section marked 'MB', the hilt pierced and chiselled throughout with trophies of arms and foliated scrollwork including snail-shell-like scrolls accompanied by borders and bands of foliage and nail-head ornament in low relief, the wooden grip bound with copper ribbon and plaited copper wire
30¾in. (78.1cm.) blade

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Lot Essay

Similar snail-shell scrolls are found on silver hilts by Joseph Clare of London (recorded 1731-72)

Cf. Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords, plates 53 and 61

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