Lot Essay
A hilt of very similar construction is in the Castle Museum, York (CA2034). See Cyril Mazansky, British Basket-hilted Swords, 2005, p.256, fig. II Ci.
CIRCA 1620-50
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AN ENGLISH MORTUARY-HILTED BROADSWORD
CIRCA 1620-50
With double-edged blade, 'mortuary' type guard chiselled with naive designs of masks and foliage, the side-branches attached to the pommel by a transverse bolt, and original spirally fluted wooden grip
32½in (82.5cm) blade
CIRCA 1620-50
With double-edged blade, 'mortuary' type guard chiselled with naive designs of masks and foliage, the side-branches attached to the pommel by a transverse bolt, and original spirally fluted wooden grip
32½in (82.5cm) blade
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