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19TH CENTURY
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A 'KNIGHTLY' SWORD IN THE STYLE OF CIRCA 1400
19th Century
With broad sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section cut with a mark on the outer-face at the forte, gilt-iron hilt comprising down-turned spatulate quillons, wheel-pommel formed with raised bevelled roundels on each face, each inset with a silver disc, inscribed with the Sacred Monogram and 'SPES' (hope) on respective sides, and leather-bound wooden grip.
31in (79cm) blade
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With broad sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section cut with a mark on the outer-face at the forte, gilt-iron hilt comprising down-turned spatulate quillons, wheel-pommel formed with raised bevelled roundels on each face, each inset with a silver disc, inscribed with the Sacred Monogram and 'SPES' (hope) on respective sides, and leather-bound wooden grip.
31in (79cm) blade
Provenance
Max Dreger, Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, December 8, 1925
Hal Furmage, London, 1927
Hal Furmage, London, 1927
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium