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CIRCA 1600-10
Details
A FINE NORTH EUROPEAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER
CIRCA 1600-10
WITH SLENDER BLADE OF FLATTENED HEXAGONAL SECTION STAMPED ON EACH SIDE 'MEWES BERNS' WITHIN THE SHORT FULLER, SHORT GROOVED RICASSO OF RECTANGULAR SECTION STAMPED ON EACH SIDE WITH THE BLADESMITH'S MARK, A STAG WITHIN A ROUNDEL, IRON HILT OF FLATTENED BARS RETAINING MUCH ORIGINAL GILT FINISH THROUGHOUT COMPRISING VERTICALLY RECURVED QUILLONS SWELLING TOWARDS THE TIPS, UPPER AND LOWER RING-GUARDS LINKED BY A DIAGONAL BAR AND TWO ARMS, THE LOWER RING-GUARD WITH SINGLE UP-TURNED BAR SWELLING AT THE TIP, TRIFURCATED INNER-GUARD OF SLENDER ROUND BARS, FACETED OVOIDAL POMMEL TURNED AT THE BASE, AND LATER WIRE-BOUND GRIP
38IN. (96.4CM.) BLADE
CIRCA 1600-10
WITH SLENDER BLADE OF FLATTENED HEXAGONAL SECTION STAMPED ON EACH SIDE 'MEWES BERNS' WITHIN THE SHORT FULLER, SHORT GROOVED RICASSO OF RECTANGULAR SECTION STAMPED ON EACH SIDE WITH THE BLADESMITH'S MARK, A STAG WITHIN A ROUNDEL, IRON HILT OF FLATTENED BARS RETAINING MUCH ORIGINAL GILT FINISH THROUGHOUT COMPRISING VERTICALLY RECURVED QUILLONS SWELLING TOWARDS THE TIPS, UPPER AND LOWER RING-GUARDS LINKED BY A DIAGONAL BAR AND TWO ARMS, THE LOWER RING-GUARD WITH SINGLE UP-TURNED BAR SWELLING AT THE TIP, TRIFURCATED INNER-GUARD OF SLENDER ROUND BARS, FACETED OVOIDAL POMMEL TURNED AT THE BASE, AND LATER WIRE-BOUND GRIP
38IN. (96.4CM.) BLADE
Provenance
ANON. SALE, SOTHEBY'S, OLYMPIA, 29TH JUNE 2005, LOT 35
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.