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A MEDIEVAL 'GREAT' SWORD, SECOND HALF OF THE 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with broad blade cut with a shallow three-quarter length fuller on each face, cut with a running wolf mark on one side and inlaid with a running wolf mark in latten on the other, iron hilt comprising straight cross-piece of rectangular section swelling slightly towards the terminals, and strongly formed wheel pommel (the blade and cross-piece each with filled repairs, repatinated throughout) 98cm; 38 5/8in blade A sword of similar form with a Nashki Arabic inscription recording its bequest to the city of Alexandria in the year 1400-01 is illustrated in E. Oakeshott 1991, p. 103, No. 8. £3000-5000 | Nil |
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4500 |
| 212 | A GERMAN TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY with very broad double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section widening towards a spear-point, cut with the sacred trigram 'IHS' on one side, rectangular ricasso formed with a pair of crescentic lugs, symmetrical steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising slightly down-curved quillons widening towards the tips, inner and outer ring-guards widening toward the centre and fitted with a further ring-guard inside, large globular pommel, and two-stage wooden grip (cracked, binding missing) 127cm; 50in blade Provenance The Armoury of the Dukes of Brunswick, Schloss Blankenburg, sold 1868. The Robert Bohlmann Collection. £3500-4500 | Nil |
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3500 |
| 213 | A GERMAN TWO-HAND PROCESSIONAL SWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with broad wavy blade of flattened section, tapering at the base, struck with a flowerhead mark on one side and with a pair of short crescentic lugs, broad long ricasso decorated with a pair of wavy lines extending over the forte on each side, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising slightly down-curved cross-piece with pointed terminals formed with a pair of tightly recurved lugs behind and an additional pair of lugs at the base, inner-and outer ring-guard, decorated throughout with pairs of incised lines, fluted plummet-shaped pommel chiselled with short scrolls, and contemporary moulded leather-covered wooden grip with fluted brass rosette rivets 115cm; 45 1/4in £3000-4000 | Nil |
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3500 |
| 214 | A COMPOSITE GERMAN RAPIER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped 'IOHANI' and 'PICINI' within a framework of decorative marks on the respective faces, rectangular ricasso engraved with lines at the borders and struck with a mark, a strung bugle, on each side (the tip of the blade pitted), steel hilt of rounded bars comprising a pair of vertically recurved canted quillons with ovoid tips, upper and lower ring-guards, the former swelling towards the centre, inner guard formed en suite, faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and wooden grip with later leather covering (the steel parts cleaned) 95cm; 37 3/8in blade £2000-2500 | Nil |
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| 215 | A GERMAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with broad flat blade stamped 'Andrea Farara' within the centre of three short fullers on each face, rectangular ricasso, symmetrical steel hilt of flattened bars including vertically recurved quillons, upper and lower ring-guards joined by a diagonal bar, the latter formed with an additional up-turned frontal arm, associated compressed barrel shaped pommel, the principle bars finely hatched for damascening (now missing), and spirally bound grip of plaited wire with Turk's heads 92cm; 36 1/4in blade £2000-3000 | Nil |
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| 216 | A VERY RARE ITALIAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER FOR A BOY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with slender blade of flattened-diamond section signed 'Claudio Franzini' between a series of decorative marks on each face and extending to the forte, steel hilt of faceted slender bars, comprising straight horizontally recurved quillons with spatulate terminals, outer guard of three rings swelling in the centre, the upper joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional diagonal bar and the lowest fitted with a sprung-in plate finely pierced with star-shaped apertures, a pair of arms, ogee écusson, inner-guard of four bars joined and a single bar meeting the knuckle-guard, faceted pommel, the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 92.5cm; 36 1/3in blade £3000-4000 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 217 | A RARE GERMAN ARMING SWORD FOR A BOY, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with slender tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped with the abbreviated inscription 'VVDEUS' within a short fuller on each side rubbed), steel hilt comprising a pair of down-turned quillons with small bud-like silver terminals, outer ring-guard fitted with a pierced sprung-in silver plate, spherical pommel, and wooden grip, probably the original, bound with plaited wire and Turk's heads 49.5cm; 19 1/2in blade £3500-4500 | Nil |
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| 218 | A PAPPENHEIMER RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with broad tapering blade signed 'Antonio Piccinino' between a series of decorative scrolls within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso cut with a fuller and stamped with a mark on each side, symmetrical steel hilt of slender moulded bars, including vertically recurved quillons swelling towards the terminals (small repairs), three outer ring-guards, the lower filled with a pierced sprung-in plate, the middle with a scalloped plate and the upper joined to the knuckle-guard by a further bar, knuckle-guard with flattened pierced terminal, and oval pommel with moulded waist, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' (patinated, now a rich brown colour throughout) 121cm; 47 5/8in blade £3000-4000 | Nil |
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| 219 | A FINE ENGLISH RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with slender blade signed 'Peter Wundes me fecit Solingen' (rubbed) within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso, steel hilt of very slender faceted bars, comprising vertically recurved canted quillons with faceted hexagonal terminals, fluted écusson, upper and lower ring-guards joined by a pair of addorsed scrolling bars interrupted by a moulding en suite with the quillon terminals, the latter filled with a sprung-in plate finely pierced with a delicate pattern of quatrefoils, trifuracted inner-guard filled with a sprung-in plate pierced en suite, fluted tall ovoid pommel, and the grip retaining an early binding of plaited wire and Turk's heads 107cm; 42 1/8in blade £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 220 | A SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, CIRCA 1620-30, PROBABLY ITALIAN with slender blade of flattened-diamond section, rectangular ricasso stamped with a mark, P crowned, on each side, steel hilt of rounded bars incised with slender fluting, including a pair of straight quillons swelling towards the tips, knuckle-guard, outer-guard formed of three rings of differing size each swelling in the centre, the uppermost joined to the knuckle-guard by an additional bar, trifurcated inner-guard joined to the knuckle-guard by a single bar, fluted barrel-shaped pommel, and later grip of plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 115cm; 45 1/4in blade £3000-3500 | Nil |
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2500 |
| 221 | AN ITALIAN MULTI-RING RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with long tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, tapering ricasso engraved with a bladesmith's mark on each side, symmetrical steel hilt of faceted bars comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons, slender écusson, inner-and outer-guards of five rings, the lowest fitted with a later figure-of-eight shaped plate engraved with a fleur-de-lys, recurved knuckle-guard joined to the inner-and outer-guards by a scrolling bar, faceted ovoid pommel, and associated wire-bound grip with 'Turk's heads' (cleaned throughout) 124cm; 48 3/4in blade £1800-2200 | Nil |
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| 222 | A MULTI-RING RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped 'Apohpohapo' and 'Hophaopho' within a short fuller surrounded by a series of dots on each face, symmetrical steel hilt of faceted bars, including vertically recurved quillons with scrolling terminals, knuckle-guard formed en suite, three outer ring-guards of diminishing size towards the base, fitted with an up-turned scalloped plate, and faceted ovoid pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 106.2cm; 41 7/8in blade £1500-1800 | Nil |
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| 223 | A RARE ENGLISH RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade incised with the sacred trigram 'IHS' within a short fuller on each side, rectangular ricasso, steel hilt of slender rounded bars comprising down-curved quillon with flattened globular terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard terminating in a chiselled scroll, outer-guard of a single-bar swelling in the centre and joining the knuckle-guard at the top, bifurcated inner-guard, chiselled globular pommel, the outer and inner-guards each filled with a large steel plate, the former embossed with scrolling tendrils and differing patterns of foliage inhabited by a pair of addorsed marine monsters issuant from a cuirass all'antica in the centre, a gaping beast and a further serpent, and the latter decorated with further designs including a classical helmet surmounted by a pair of flaming torches, the pommel decorated en suite, and retaining an early grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 115cm; 45 1/4in blade The form and decoration of this sword is notably unusual. An undecorated sword of similar construction was sold Christie's, South Kensington, 12th July 2000, lot 53. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 224 | AN ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering blade double-edged towards the tip, cut with a pair of long fullers on each face and stamped with the letters 'K. A. H.', symmetrical steel basket-guard of so-called mortuary type, pierced and chiselled with scrolling foliage inhabited by cherubs over the base, short scrolling quillon, frontal guard decorated with a grotesque mask and bifurcated at the base, knuckle-guard chiselled with foliage and joined to the frontal guard by a pair of bars each interrupted by a foliate moulding (minor repairs), globular pommel chiselled with scrolling foliage, and later wire-bound grip 89.5cm; 35 1/4in blade £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 225 | AN ENGLISH BACK-SWORD, CIRCA 1630 in excavated condition, with slender single-edged blade (tip missing), steel hilt of flattened bars including a pair of horizontally recurved quillons with spatulate terminals, knuckle-guard, inner ring-guard, large ribbed spherical pommel, and spirally moulded grip (restorations) 69.5cm; 27 3/8in blade £400-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 226 | AN ENGLISH DISH-HILT RAPIER, MID-17TH CENTURY with straight blade of flattened-diamond section cut with a short fuller on each face, symmetrical steel hilt of rounded bars, comprising dish-guard chiselled with a large expanded flowerhead framed by two finely pierced concentric bands, recurved quillons with fluted bulbous terminals, fluted outer ring-guard and knuckle-guard each interrupted by a moulding en suite with the quillon, the former joined to the dish-guard by a pair of short scrolling bars (one damaged), associated fluted pommel, and later grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' (patinated and rubbed) 91.7cm; 36 1/8in blade £800-1000 | 5% |
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600 |
| 227 | A RAPIER, LATE 16TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with blade of flattened-hexagonal section retaining traces of an inscription within a short fuller on each side, steel hilt including a pair of straight quillons with spherical terminals, outer ring-guard en suite with the quillons, large spherical pommel retaining some chiselled decoration in imitation of a mulberry, and with a portion of an early grip (losses) 89.5cm; 35 1/4in blade £400-600 | Nil |
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| 228 | A CAVALRY SWORD, MID-17TH CENTURY with engraved Italian blade of flattened-diamond section over the upper portion and flattened-hexagonal section at the forte, signed 'Anthani' and Mantuwa' on a brass panel on the respective sides, steel hilt including a pair of short quillons with mushroom-shaped terminals, inner-and outer-guards each interrupted by a double knop-shape in the centre and fitted with a kidney-shaped plate embossed with foliage and a fruit, a pair of short arms, knuckle-guard and pommel each formed en suite with the guards and quillons respectively, and later grip bound with brass wire and 'Turk's heads' 88.8cm; 34 7/8in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 229 | A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, CIRCA 1640 with curved single-edged blade cut with a fuller along the majority of the back-edge on each side, steel hilt including down-curved quillon with flattened monsterhead terminal, knuckle-guard interrupted by a baluster moulding (shortened), outer ring-guard previously fitted with a sprung-in plate and joined to the pommel by an additional moulded bar, small globular pommel, and original wooden grip 76.4cm; 30 1/8in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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| 230 | A NORTH EUROPEAN CAVALRY SWORD, CIRCA 1640 with flat tapering blade struck with a King's head mark on each side (the tip with a very small chip), steel hilt comprising down-curved quillon with button-shaped terminal, knuckle-guard and frontal guard each interrupted by a figure-of-eight shaped moulding and joined by a diagonal bar, ring-guard formed of a pair of bars filled with a steel plate chased with a grotesque mask, thumb loop, and small plummet-shaped pommel, and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire and Turk's heads' 86cm; 33 7/8in blade £400-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 231 | A RARE GERMAN CUP-HILT RAPIER, MID-17TH CENTURY with slender blade stamped 'Iacop Brach in Solnigen [sic], steel hilt comprising a pair of tapering quillons with button terminals, knuckle-guard en suite, écussons chiselled with foliage, steel cup-guard with pierced shaped brim in imitation of an expanded flowerhead, fitted at the base with a circular plate pierced with an elaborate arrangement of scrolling foliage within a roped framework (small chips), compressed button pommel, and later grip 114.5cm; 45in blade £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 232 | A SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped with a cross mark on each side within a short fuller, tapering fullered ricasso, steel hilt including deep cup-guard pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, a pair of tapering faceted straight quillons, knuckle-guard en suite, associated pommel chiselled with foliage, and later grip bound with twisted wire 117.4cm; 46 1/4in blade £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 233 | A SPANISH CUP-HILT RAPIER, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with slender blade of diamond section, signed 'Edmas Naya' and 'In Toledo' within a short fuller on the respective faces, tapering ricasso incised with a line on each side, steel hilt comprising cup-guard with outwardly turned brim, fitted with a figure-of-eight bar beneath, a pair of straight swelling quillons, knuckle-guard, compressed bun-shaped pommel, and later wire-bound grip (areas of light pitting) 107.5cm; 42 1/4in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 234 | A SPANISH BROADSWORD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY with broad blade of flattened-hexagonal section, steel hilt including up-turned shell-guard front and rear, vertically recurved quillon with moulded terminals, knuckle-guard en suite and compressed spherical pommel, and the grip bound with copper wire divided by slender steel panels 96cm; 37 3/4in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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| 235 | A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILT BROADSWORD, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with broad flat tapering blade stamped with a mark and inscribed 'ANDRA A FARAR' within a pair of short fullers on each face, steel basket-guard of flattened rounded bars carrying alternating narrow and broad cusped panels pierced with circles and rectangles, incised with a series of lines and crosses at the base of the quillon (tip missing), fluted bun-shaped pommel, and retaining an early spirally carved wooden grip bound with leather covering (the steel parts worn throughout) 84.8cm; 33 3/8in blade £800-1000 | 5% |
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2400 |
| 236 | A VENETIAN SCHIAVONA, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade stamped 'Giovanni Antonio' twice within a short fuller and incised with a cross and orb mark on each side (pitted, inscription partly obscured), steel hilt with basket-guard of flattened bars including scrolling quillon, thumb-loop and brass shield-shaped pommel cast in relief with a lion mask on one side and a grotesque on the other, and retaining an early leather-covered grip 90.8cm; 35 5/8in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 237 | A LIGHT RAPIER, LATE 17TH CENTURY AND A SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1740 the first with slender blade stamped 'Sahagum' within a short fuller on each side, steel hilt of fluted bars including quillon, outer ring-guard, knuckle-guard, fluted near spherical pommel, and original steel grip; the second with tapering blade stamped 'Sahagum' within a short fuller on each side (rubbed), steel hilt including double shell-guard, faceted globular quillon, knuckle-guard, faceted pommel, and faceted steel grip the first: 81cm; 31 3/4in blade (2) £350-450 | Nil |
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400 |
| 238 | A COMPOSITE SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER with doubled-edged fullered blade, steel hilt of slender rounded bars including a pair of vertically recurved quillons swelling towards the tips, outer ring-guard fitted with an additional bar above joined to the knuckle-guard and beneath to the arm, lower ring-guard, trifurcated inner-guard, fluted barrel-shaped pommel, and wire-bound grip 84.5cm; 33 1/4in blade £350-450 | Nil |
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| 239 | A COMPOSITE INFANTRY SWORD, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER, A SWORD IN SPANISH 15TH CENTURY STYLE, AND A COMPOSITE ARMING SWORD, 19TH CENTURY the first with flat double-edged blade, steel hilt including inner and outer ring-guards of differing size each filled with a sprung-in plate incised with a sun-in splendour, thumb loop and knuckle-guard; the second with steel hilt of pierced flattened bars and pierced compressed pommel; and the third with broad blade engraved with a shield on one side, steel hilt including straight quillons and inner and out ring-guards each with a scrolling terminal the first: 78.5cm; 30 7/8in blade (3) £500-700 | Nil |
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| 240 | A SWEPT-HILT RAPIER IN THE STYLE OF CIRCA 1630, 19TH CENTURY with slender 18th Century blade of flattened-diamond section inscribed 'Pour Le Roy de Bretom [sic]' and 'Les Enemis des Faire' within a short fuller on each side, steel hilt of faceted bars including a pair of straight quillons, three outer ring-guards, trifurcated inner-guard, and small faceted pommel, and wire-bound grip 112.5cm; 44in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
