Lot Essay
The inscription, date and portraits on the blade may refer to the restoration of the monarchy in England under Charles II.
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DATED '1661'
Details
A NORTH EUROPEAN BACK-SWORD
DATED '1661'
With 34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) fullered blade with notched back-edge at the ricasso and etched on each side with a portrait of a gentleman, Latin inscriptions and scrollwork, iron guard of rounded bars with cushion-shaped mouldings, pierced plates inside the side-rings, spirally fluted wooden grip, and incised plummet-shaped pommel
DATED '1661'
With 34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) fullered blade with notched back-edge at the ricasso and etched on each side with a portrait of a gentleman, Latin inscriptions and scrollwork, iron guard of rounded bars with cushion-shaped mouldings, pierced plates inside the side-rings, spirally fluted wooden grip, and incised plummet-shaped pommel
Provenance
From The Collection formed by The Late Envoy Axel Wallenberg of Stockholm, Christie's, London, 7 July 1964, lot 75.
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