Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

187 188186A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURYwith broad slightly curved blade double-edged towards thepoint, cut with a long shallow fuller and etched withscrolling foliage on each side at the forte, gilt-brass hiltincluding cross-piece engraved with flowers on a beadedbackground and bone grip retained by three pairs of rivetswith oval gilt-brass heads, in its original wooden scabbardwith engraved gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt (thescabbard extensively worn); ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD,19TH CENTURY, with straight double-edged blade etchedand gilt with trophies on a blued panel at the forte (worn),steel hilt including down-turned shell-guard, and naturalstaghorn grip, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard, thelocket stamped ‘Kohl’; and ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD,18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved blade double-edgedat the point, and hardwood grip inlaid with a spiralling lineof staghorn and a series of moon masks (hilt incomplete),and retaining a portion of its leather scabbardthe first: 60cm; 23K in blade(3)£600-800187AN AUSTRIAN HUNTING SWORD, MID-18TH CENTURYwith curved single-edged blade formed with a clipped-backpoint, etched with a hussar in contemporary dress beneaththe inscription ‘Vivat Pandur’ on each side at the forte, giltbrasshilt comprising stout cross-piece engraved withflowers and festoons, and cap-pommel engraved withexpanded flower heads, green-stained spirally carved horngrip retained by a pair of rivets each covered with an ovalgilt-brass washer, and in its original leather scabbard withbrass locket and chape48.8cm; 19D in blade£800-1000188A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURYwith slightly curved broad single-edged blade, short steelcross-piece pierced with a trellis pattern centring on arococo bouquet, engraved steel collar, and figuredhardwood shaped grip retained by three pairs of rivets withoval washers, and the grip incised with patterns of wavylines in imitation of horn; and ANOTHER, THIRD QUARTEROF THE 18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved broad bladedouble-edged towards the point (repaired), steel hiltincluding short down-curved quillon, curved knuckle-guard,and shaped hardwood grip retained by three pairs of rivetswith oval headsthe first: 54cm; 21D in blade(2)A hunting sword of similar form to the first is preserved inthe Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, see H.L.Blackmore 1971, ill. 34.£600-80076