Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

198FINE EAST EUROPEAN SILVER-MOUNTED SABRE, EARLY19TH CENTURYwith curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point,etched with a sun-in-splendour, a moon mask andscrollwork over the forte on each side, silver hilt cast andchased with rococo scrolls in low relief, including a pair ofquillons with scalloped and bud-shaped terminalsrespectively, langets decorated with a scalloped pattern andset with a turquoise paste at the front, pierced back-strapformed of a series of scrolls enclosing scallop shells andflowers, set with three turqoise pastes in raised mouldings,beaked pommel decorated en suite, and original velvetcoveredgrip, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard withlarge silver mounts comprising chape, middle-band andlocket each cast and chased with scrolls enclosing scallopshells and flowers en suite with the hilt, the inner faceretaining traces of early gilding and the outer withturquoise pastes in raised settings, and with a pair of ringsfor suspension (the velvet with areas of wear), and stampedthroughout with the makers mark, the letters CW conjoined,and silver mark 12 each in a shaped cartouche71.5cm; 28B in blade£4000-5000199A SWORD IN SAXON EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE198197A SMALL-SWORD WITH CUT-STEEL HILT, EARLY 19THCENTURYwith hollow-triangular blade etched blued and gilt withgarlands, trophies and a strung horn on a blued panel atthe forte, steel hilt including pierced oval guard set withfaceted beads on the inner face, the outer face retainingtraces of blued finish, urn-shaped pommel applied withfurther faceted beads, swelling grip en suite, and retainingits original knuckle-chain, in its original fishskin-coveredwooden scabbard with steel mounts en suite with the hilt;and ANOTHER, SIMILAR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, withslender blade etched and gilt with foliage, steel hilt appliedwith faceted studs and chiselled with scalloped ornament(shell-guard missing), in its scabbard with steel mounts ensuite with the hiltthe first: 80.5cm; 31N in blade(2)£350-450with double-edged blade cut with a running wolf markbetween a pair of slender lines, tapering ricasso stampedwith a mark on each side, steel hilt of faceted barsincluding moulded ring-guard fitted with a pierced sprunginplate, flattened faceted ovoid pommel, and the gripbound with silver wire embossed with a criss-cross patternand ‘Turks’ heads’97cm; 38D in blade£1200-1800200A RAPIER IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURYwith blade of flattened-diamond section, steel hilt offlattened rounded bars including vertically recurvedquillons and a pair of frontal bars each with scallop shellterminals, flattened ovoid pommel decorated withscalloped ornament, and the grip bound with plaited wire;and A BRASS-HILTED RAPIER IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE,20TH CENTURYthe first: 85cm; 33I in blade(2)£500-60080