antique arms, armour & militaria - Thomas Del Mar Ltd

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THREE COURTSWORDS, 19TH CENTURY
the first William IV, by Prosser, maker to the King and the
Royal family, with etched blade (worn), gilt-brass hilt cast
with the Royal cypher on the shell-guard, in its scabbard
with maker’s details on the locket; the second Victorian,
similar, (worn, scabbard missing); the third etched with
figures, trophies and foliage on the blade, and with brass
hilt cast with beadwork (worn, scabbard missing)
the first: 79.7cm; 31Din blade
(3)
Inv. nos. E231, E232 & E147
£250-350
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AN ENGLISH OFFICER’S SMALL-SWORD, LATE 18TH
CENTURY AND ANOTHER SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1800
the first with hollow-triangular blade etched with scrolling
foliage over the forte (worn, expertly repaired) gilt-brass
hilt engraved with trophies-of-arms and foliage including
a pair of straight quillons with flattened globular
terminals, oval dish-guard decorated on both sides,
knuckle-guard, urn-shaped pommel and a pair of plain
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arms, and the grip retaining an early binding of plaited
copper wire and ribband; the second with hollowtriangular
blade moulded brass hilt including double
shell-guard, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel
the first: 81.5cm; 32Bin blade
(2)
Inv. nos. E017 & E186
£500-700
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A GERMAN SMALL-SWORD, LAST QUARTER OF THE
18TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, etched
and gilt with scrolls and trophies over the forte, and the
ricasso inscribed ‘Berlin’, brass hilt including boatshellguard
with roped moulded brim, knuckle-guard en suite
and the pommel decorated with a scallop on each side,
and the grip bound with twisted brass wire
81.2cm; 32in blade
Inv. no. E016
£400-500