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AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1725
細節
AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
London silver hallmarks for 1725
With tapering blade of hollow triangular section, plain hilt with silver marks struck under the double-shell and on the knuckle-guard, and wooden grip bound with plaited silver wire, silver maker's mark of John Carmen
30¾in. (78.1cm.) blade
來源
J.D. Aylward (according to his label attached to the sword, probably from Royds Hall, Yorkshire)
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
拍品專文
John Carman (1692/3-1741), a member of the London Cutlers' company, registered the mark on this sword at Goldsmiths' Hall in June, 1720. See Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords, pp. 62-3