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    Sale 7468

    Antique Arms and Armour Including Property sold by The Art Institute of Chicago, From The George F. Harding Collection of Arms and Armour, and The Property of Various Owners

    London

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    20 September 2007

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    • A GERMAN RAPIER IN EARLY 17TH
    Lot 114

    A GERMAN RAPIER IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE

    19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 1,000

    Estimate

    GBP 800 - GBP 1,000

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    A GERMAN RAPIER IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE
    19th Century
    With long narrow blade of flattened-diamond section, ricasso incised with a linear design, iron swept-hilt of slender bars, the principal elements of octagonal section, faceted oviform pommel, and later wire-bound grip with 'Turk's heads'.
    44¼in (112.5cm) blade

    Provenance

    The Colonel Ambrose Collection, New York, 1930

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