EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A German Two-Hand Processional Sword
Early 17th Century
With waved blade struck with a mark and etched with a coat-of-arms under a bishop's hat on one face of the forte, the ricasso sandwiched between wooden scales and covered with leather (slight damage), and with two pointed side-lugs, the hilt lightly engraved with foliage and comprising slightly downcurved quillons widening towards the triangular tips, arms and large double ring-guard on each side, covered-cup shaped pommel (button replaced) and three-stage leather-covered wooden grip (slightly wormed) studded with nails
48in. (122cm.) blade
The arms are those of Marcus Sittich von Hohenems, Bishop of Salzburg from 1612 to 1617
Early 17th Century
With waved blade struck with a mark and etched with a coat-of-arms under a bishop's hat on one face of the forte, the ricasso sandwiched between wooden scales and covered with leather (slight damage), and with two pointed side-lugs, the hilt lightly engraved with foliage and comprising slightly downcurved quillons widening towards the triangular tips, arms and large double ring-guard on each side, covered-cup shaped pommel (button replaced) and three-stage leather-covered wooden grip (slightly wormed) studded with nails
48in. (122cm.) blade
The arms are those of Marcus Sittich von Hohenems, Bishop of Salzburg from 1612 to 1617
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, 18 November 1981, Lot 151