Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - Thomas Del Mar

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A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1760
with hollow-triangular blade etched with scrollwork at the
forte, steel hilt cast, pierced and chiselled with scrolling
foliage, including double-shell-guard decorated with
bouquets and a band of strapwork, globular quillon,
knuckle-guard, quillon-block and pommel the latter two
each en suite with the shell-guard, and the grip bound with
plaited silver wire and copper ribband (small areas of light
pitting)
72.5cm; 28Kin blade
Provenance
The Bodmer Collection, Schloss Kyburg, circa 1920
‡ £600-700
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A FRENCH SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780
with hollow-triangular blade etched with strapwork and
rococo ornament at the forte, steel hilt comprising double
shell-guard pierced with an alternating arrangement of
flowers and foliage framed within roped strapwork borders,
globular quillon and knuckle-guard each pierced with a
trellis pattern, and quillon-block and ovoid pommel each en
suite with the shell, and wooden grip retaining an early
binding of plaited silver wire, ribband and ‘Turk’s heads’
(the ribband with areas of wear)
79.5cm; 31Gin blade
Provenance
The Bodmer Collection, Schloss Kyburg, circa 1920
‡ £600-800
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