A GERMAN RAPIER IN EARLY 17<V>T<V>H CENTURY STYLE , 19<V>T<V>H CENTURY | Christie's

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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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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