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217<br />
A RARE ETCHED PARTISAN OF THE GUARD OF THE<br />
ELECTOR FRIEDRICH AUGUST I OF SAXONY, ‘THE<br />
STRONG’, CIRCA 1694-97<br />
with central blade of flattened-diamond section, broad base<br />
formed of a pair of flat notched flukes, etched at the base<br />
with a pattern of scrolling foliage on each side and<br />
surmounted on the respective faces with the crowned<br />
electoral arms and the initials CFA for Friedrich August<br />
Churfürst, moulded collar, faceted socket and a pair of long<br />
straps, on a wooden haft painted with an inventory number<br />
61.2cm; 24B in head<br />
Provenance:<br />
The Saxon Electoral <strong>Armour</strong>y, Dresden<br />
Friedrich August I ruled as Elector of Saxony (1694-1733)<br />
and twice as King August II of Poland (1697-1704 and 1709-<br />
1733). Similar partisans are preserved in the Wartburg<br />
(inv.no. 461) and the Wallace Collection (inv. Nos. A1002 &<br />
A1003).<br />
Another partisan from this group with the same notable<br />
style of etching is preserved in the Museum für Deutsche<br />
Geschichte, Berlin. See H. Müller and H. Kölling 1981, p.311<br />
no. 395.<br />
£1800-2200<br />
94<br />
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218<br />
ANOTHER, CIRCA 1694-97<br />
with central blade of flattened-diamond section, broad base<br />
formed of a pair of flat notched flukes, etched at the base<br />
with a pattern of scrolling foliage on each side and<br />
surmounted on the respective faces with the crowned<br />
electoral arms and the initials CFA for Friedrich August<br />
Churfürst, moulded collar, faceted socket and a pair of long<br />
straps, on a wooden haft painted with an inventory number<br />
60.5cm; 23P in head<br />
Provenance:<br />
The Saxon Electoral <strong>Armour</strong>y, Dresden<br />
See footnote to previous lot<br />
£1800-2200
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