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CIRCA 1660
Details
A RARE DUTCH SMALL-SWORD WITH CHISELLED STEEL HILT
CIRCA 1660
With associated slender blade of stiff diamond section with ricasso of flattened hexagonal section incised with waved lines and punched with dots, iron hilt comprising double asymmetrical shell-guard finely chiselled in high relief with a battle scene involving numerous mounted combatants on the outer side and infantry in formation in low relief on the inner side, quillon-block, terminal of the short rear-quillon and central moulding of the knuckle-guard each chiselled with further groups of infantry, the knuckle-guard and rear-quillon each issuing forth from the open mouths of dogs, later wire-bound grip with Turk's heads, and ovoidal pommel chiselled in high relief with a further battle scene en suite with the shell-guard
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
CIRCA 1660
With associated slender blade of stiff diamond section with ricasso of flattened hexagonal section incised with waved lines and punched with dots, iron hilt comprising double asymmetrical shell-guard finely chiselled in high relief with a battle scene involving numerous mounted combatants on the outer side and infantry in formation in low relief on the inner side, quillon-block, terminal of the short rear-quillon and central moulding of the knuckle-guard each chiselled with further groups of infantry, the knuckle-guard and rear-quillon each issuing forth from the open mouths of dogs, later wire-bound grip with Turk's heads, and ovoidal pommel chiselled in high relief with a further battle scene en suite with the shell-guard
35¾in. (90.8cm.) blade
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, 27 April 1988, Lot 36
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