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CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY FRENCH
Details
A STEEL-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
Circa 1760, probably French
With tapering blade of hollow triangular section, etched and gilt for most of its length with foliage, scrolls and trophies against a blued ground (some wear and surface pitting), the shell and knuckle-guard chiselled in low relief with scenes involving hounds and other animals, russet against a gold fish-roe ground, the pommel (associated) similar, chiselled with foliated scrollwork, one face of the quillon-block with later applied small gold cartouche stamped with a 'G' under a royal arm, and wooden grip (associated) bound with silver wire, in vellum-covered scabbard with mouth-locket original to the guard and later intermediate locket and chape
30¾in. (78.1cm.) blade
Circa 1760, probably French
With tapering blade of hollow triangular section, etched and gilt for most of its length with foliage, scrolls and trophies against a blued ground (some wear and surface pitting), the shell and knuckle-guard chiselled in low relief with scenes involving hounds and other animals, russet against a gold fish-roe ground, the pommel (associated) similar, chiselled with foliated scrollwork, one face of the quillon-block with later applied small gold cartouche stamped with a 'G' under a royal arm, and wooden grip (associated) bound with silver wire, in vellum-covered scabbard with mouth-locket original to the guard and later intermediate locket and chape
30¾in. (78.1cm.) blade
Provenance
J.D. Aylward
Literature
J.D. Aylward, The small-sword in England, pp. 69-70, fig. 13
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