Details
Rapière
Probablement Vers 1750
Lame en pointe à double tranchant de section losangique aplatie gravée sur une face de volutes, d'un cartouche inscrit de la légende 'Me Fecit in Solingen' et monogrammée, garde en fer avec coquille repercée et décorée de feuillages en faible relief, écusson et pommeau de forme ovoîde décorés de feuillages, court quillon à l'extrémité en volute, branche de garde prolongée par un crochet enroulé, fusée filigranée.
Lame 91 cm (35.8 in.)
Provenance
Maître Couturier, Paris Hôtel Drouot, 28 Mars 1973, Lot 67
Further details
A rapier
Probably mid-17th century
With tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section etched on one side with scrollwork, initials and a cartouche bearing the legend 'Me Fecit in Solingen', iron hilt comprising dish-shaped guard pierced and decorated in low relief with foliage, quillon-block and ovoidal pommel each decorated with further foliage, short scrolled rear quillon, knuckle-guard incorporating a short scrolled front quillon, and wire-bound grip.

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