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A HUNGARIAN DRESS SABRE
19th Century
With curved single-edged blade etched on the inner-face of the forte with the Hungarian coat-of-arms, silver-gilt hilt elaborately decorated over the outer-face with polychrome enamels in a floral design and studded with mother-of-pearl and red paste plaques, the inner-face decorated with repoussée flowers and foliage, in its original leather-covered scabbard with enamelled chape, locket and middle-band en suite with the hilt, and with two rings for suspension.
29in (75cm) blade
19
With curved single-edged blade etched on the inner-face of the forte with the Hungarian coat-of-arms, silver-gilt hilt elaborately decorated over the outer-face with polychrome enamels in a floral design and studded with mother-of-pearl and red paste plaques, the inner-face decorated with repoussée flowers and foliage, in its original leather-covered scabbard with enamelled chape, locket and middle-band en suite with the hilt, and with two rings for suspension.
29
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium