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A waidblÄTT, PARTLY 16TH CENTURY with very thin flat blade formed with an obtuse point, stamped with a copper-lined cutler's mark, the letter 'M', one one side, etched with foliage on one side at the forte, with the Crowned English Royal arms on the other and retaining very small traces of early gilding (worn), and later moulded ivory grip with shaped pommel (small cracks), in a later scabbard 49.7cm; 19 1/2in £700-900 | Nil |
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| 152 | A COMPOSITE DAGGER, CIRCA 1540, DUTCH OR GERMAN in excavated condition, with single-edged blade, iron hilt with slightly up-turned quillons (a forward branch missing), side-ring interrupted by a moulding, brass crown-shaped pommel fitted with an acorn finial, and original wooden grip; and another, circa 1540, with brass hilt including short brass quillons and small down-turned shell the first: 37cm; 14in (2) Discovered during the dredging of a Dutch polder. £50-80 | Nil |
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| 153 | A FINE GERMAN SWORD-RAPIER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged for the last third, cut with a pair of long slender fullers over almost its entire length, a further fuller along the back-edge on each side, struck with a series of marks, a Pi mark between a pair of mullets, on each side at the forte and cut with a latten-inlaid running wolf mark on one side (small losses, the tip shortened in its early working life), blackened steel hilt of rounded bars, comprising a pair of horizontally recurved quillons swelling towards the terminals, upper ring-guard swelling in the centre, lower ring-guard formed en suite and joined to the upper by a pair of arms, trifurcated inner-guard joined to the quillon-block by a thumb-loop, spherical pommel, original wooden grip retaining traces of an early binding, and the hilt retaining much original finish throughout 99.7cm; 39 1/4in blade The hilt conforms to Norman type 43. An almost identical sword stamped with the same marks on the blade and presumably from the same series is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Turin. See C.Bertolotto et al 1982, no.128 and p.355. A large number of swords stamped with the so-called Pi mark on the blade are extant. Many are preserved in the Zeughaus in Graz which may point to a Styrian origin while others are signed by the renowned Munich swordsmith Melchart Diefstetter. H.Nickel has suggested that in view of its very widespread use it may have been adopted in a number of centres as a mark of quality, in the same way that the Toledo mark and the signature of Andria Ferrara were widely forged. See H.Stöcklein 1918-20, p.372 and A.V.B.Norman 1986 pp.140-1. £10000-12000 | Nil |
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| 154 | A FINE GERMAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER WITH BLUED STEEL HILT, CIRCA 1600 with sharply tapering blade of diamond section, inset with a copper rondel in the centre towards the ricasso, tapering ricasso stamped with the mark of Wolfgang Stantler, the letters ST arranged vertically beneath a crown, blued steel hilt of flattened rounded bars, comprising down-curved quillon with flattened globular terminal (previously pierced), knuckle-guard with terminal en suite with the quillon, outer ring-guard bifurcated and joining the arms of the hilt at the base, lower ring-guard, trifuracted inner guard, and flattened barrel-shaped pommel, original grip of plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' and retaining much early blued finish (oxidised to a brown colour in places) 86cm; 33 3/4in blade Provenance: The Property of a Lady, Christie, Manson & Woods, 30th April 1973 lot 176, 880 Gns to Josey. Literature: Leslie Southwick, Antique Edged Weapons, Woodbridge 1982, p.38, illustrated. This sword belongs to the well known group of rapiers associated with the Munich Town Guard. The present example varies in the use of an s-shaped as opposed to curved bar joining the outer ring to the lower ring-guard. Others are preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds, the Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire, Brussels, and the Wallace Collection. Another example from this group was sold Sotheby's Olympia, 29th June 2007, lot 34 (£14,400, including premium). For a discussion of this group see A.V.B.Norman 1980, pp.127-129. £8000-10000 | Nil |
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| 155 | A FINE RAPIER, CIRCA 1630-40, POSSIBLY ENGLISH with slender blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped 'IOHANI' within a short fuller on each side, rectangular ricasso stamped with the bladesmith's mark, S crowned' on each side (one side rubbed), steel hilt of engraved faceted bars, comprising down-curved quillon with pierced ovoid openwork terminal decorated with a series of scrolls, side-ring and knuckle-guard each interrupted with an ovoid openwork moulding en suite with the quillon, triangular écusson engraved with a scrollwork horned mask on the rear, fitted with a down-curved shell-guard pierced with an arrangement of scrolls matching the quillon terminal, openwork pommel en suite and chiselled with scrolls about the button, and early grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 101cm; 39 3/4in blade £7000-9000 | Nil |
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| 156 | A GERMAN RAPIER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with long blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with the sacred monogram 'IHS' between a series of decorative marks within a short fuller on each face, rectangular ricasso stamped with the letter S and a mullet on each side, steel hilt of faceted rounded bars, comprising a pair of horizontally recurved quillons swelling towards the terminals, upper and lower ring-guards each swelling in the centre and joined by a pair of arms, trifurcated inner-guard joined to the quillon-block by a thumb-loop, faceted spherical pommel, and early grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 109cm; 42 7/8in blade This form of hilt is frequently encountered on estocs and is the same type as the last lot 153. An almost identical sword signed 'Maillant' and stamped with the same marks on the ricasso is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. See A.R.Dufty 1974, p.18, plate 21d. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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| 157 | A GERMAN ARMING SWORD WITH CHISELLED HILT, CIRCA 1620-30 with double-edged blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped with the inscription 'Sahagum' within a pair of short fullers and cut with a panel of scrollwork on each side, rebated ricasso hollowed for the thumb on the reverse, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising a pair of drooping quillons, knuckle-guard, side-ring interrupted by a waisted moulding, and flattened near fleur-de-lys shaped pommel, lightly chiselled throughout with garlands of fruit and scrollwork, retaining traces of early blued finish, and early spirally moulded grip bound with plaited copper wire and 'Turk's heads' 77.5cm; 30 1/2in blade A group of plain gilt iron hilts with pommels of more pronounced fleur-de-lys form are preserved in the Waffensamlung Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, inv. nos. A.896, 1558, 1562 and 1584). Another, is preserved in the James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor, cat. no. 29. See C. Blair 1974, pp.96-98. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 158 | A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VENETIAN with straight single-edged blade tapering towards the point, formed with a broad shallow fuller on each face over much of its length, retaining traces of a latten inlaid running wolf mark and a further mark on the reverse towards the forte, steel hilt comprising short rear quillon of near square section tapering to a stout pyramidal point, strongly up-turned quillon extending to form a knuckle-guard, a pair of triangular écussons, an additional up-turned frontal bar of similar length, near conical pommel, and original leather-covered banded wooden grip (the steel parts with areas of very light pitting, one patch of the grip worn) 64.2cm; 25 1/4in blade The form of the hilt is notably rare and is reminiscent of earlier Venetian swords, a number of which are preserved in the armoury of the Doge's Palace, Venice. See L.G.Boccia & E.T.Coelho 1975, nos. 150-164. £3500-4500 | Nil |
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| 159 | A RARE VENETIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY with broad tapering blade struck with a star mark and cut with a short narrow fuller on each face, steel hilt comprising down-curved quillon with faceted terminal, knuckle-guard with scrolling finial, strongly up-turned front-guard formed of a pear-shaped plate and stamped with a mark at the top (worn), and shield-shaped pommel of schiavona form, and retaining an early wooden grip (the steel parts chemically cleaned, grip wormed) 72.2cm; 28 1/2in blade A similar sword formerly in the Scott Collection at Greenock is illustrated, F. Joubert 1924, vol. ii, section V. £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 160 | A MILITARY BACK-SWORD, CIRCA 1630 with straight blade double-edged for the last third, stamped 'Hans Movm Solingen' and 'Solideo Gloria' twice at the forte in three long fullers on each side, rectangular fullered ricasso struck with two marks, steel hilt of flattened bars, comprising straight quillons with recurved terminals, outer ring-guard fitted with a scalloped plate, knuckle-guard and an additional bar joining the knuckle-guard to the ring-guard, rear-guard formed en suite, and faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and later chequred grip (areas of pitting) 91.2cm; 35 7/8in blade £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 161 | 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 £700-900 | Nil |
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| 162 | 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 £3000-4000 | Nil |
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| 163 | A NORTH EUROPEAN PAPPENHEIMER RAPIER, CIRCA 1630 with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, engraved with scrollwork within pair of short fullers on each side, fullered ricasso, symmetrical steel hilt of flattened rounded bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons with fluted spatulate canted terminals, knuckle-guard en suite with the quillons, outer ring-guard joined to the the knuckle-guard, a pair of loop-shaped bars beneath enclosing a sprung-in plate pierced with stars and circles (the inner plate with one small chip), small lower ring-guard, and faceted plummet-shaped pommel (cleaned throughout, later grip) 111.8cm; 44in blade £3000-4000 | Nil |
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| 164 | A NORTH EUROPEAN TRANSITIONAL SWORD, CIRCA 1630 with tapering blade of flattened-hexagonal section, stamped 'SEBASTIAN DE TORO' and 'ARHAN DES IN TLEDO [sic]', within a short fuller on the respective faces, steel hilt comprising a pair of short quillons with flattened mushroom-shaped quillons, outer ring-guard interrupted by a central moulding en suite with the quillons, matching pommel, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turk's heads' 89.5cm; 35 1/4in blade £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 165 | A FINE SPANISH LEFT-HAND DAGGER, LAST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY with two-stage tapering blade notched over the lower portion, rectangular ricasso double-edged at the base, pierced with a pair of near circular apertures and punched with a series of dots on each side, the inner face hollowed for the thumb, steel hilt comprising a pair of swelling writhen quillons decorated with punched ornament and with fluted terminals, triangular guard pierced with a broad frame of scrolling foliage and fruit enclosing a central panel, flanged rompepuntas en suite with the quillons, compressed pommel pierced with flowers and foliage matching the guard, fluted button, and original grip bound with twisted wire enclosed by steel strips and a steel collar top and bottom 45.4cm; 17 7/8in blade £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 166 | AN ITALIAN GUNNERS STILETTO, MID-17TH CENTURY with tapering blade of triangular section engraved with calibrated graduations (worn), moulded baluster-shaped forte, steel hilt formed of a pair of spirally moulded quillons and pommel en suite, spirally carved horn grip inset with ivory rondels, brass pellets and bound with twisted brass wire (small losses) 34.2cm; 13 1/4in For a discussion of Fuestto di Bombardiere see J.G.Mann 1931, pp.46-50. £350-450 | Nil |
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| 167 | A COMPOSITE EXECUTIONER'S SWORD, 17TH CENTURY with broad flat double-edged blade engraved with an orb mark on one side and with a short fuller on each face, steel hilt formed of a pair of straight swelling quillons with conical terminals, ovoid pommel, and later studded grip 82cm; 32 1/4in blade £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 168 | A FINE PILLOW SWORD WITH SILVER FILIGREE-MOUNTED HILT, CIRCA 1680, PROBABLY SWEDISH with tapering blade pierced with a series of circles and slots over a deep full-length fuller, gilt-brass hilt cast and chased with foliage in low relief, comprising a pair of forward-canted quillons, and compressed oval pommel, decorated throughout with finely pierced silver filigree foliate panels enriched with silver beads, and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver wire and 'Turk's heads' 80cm; 31 1/2in blade Silver and gold filigree was produced in a number of centres in Europe including Augsburg, Genoa and Bergen from the 17th Century. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 169 | A BRASS HILTED OFFICER'S SWORD, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY with double edged blade retaining traces of a brief inscription within a short fuller and stamped with the running fox of Shotley Bridge on each side (pitted), brass hilt comprising double shell-guard engraved with the owner's name 'Sir H, Liddell Bt', knuckle-guard, an additional pair of scrolling bars joining the knuckle-guard to the shell front and back, and spherical pommel (button chipped, quillon removed), and wooden grip with later copper wire binding, in an associated brass-mounted lather scabbard, the locket inscribed 'R.S.' on the front and with the maker's name 'J. Hunter, South Bridge, Edinburgh' (worn) 80cm; 31 1/2in blade Sir Henry Liddell (before1660-1723) gained the title of 3rd Baronet Liddell and was M.P. for Durham City, 1688-98, and for Newcastle 1701-5, and 1706-10. £600-800 | Nil |
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| 170 | A NORTH EUROPEAN TRANSITIONAL SMALL-SWORD WITH GILT-BRASS HILT, CIRCA 1680 with slender 18th Century blade of flattened-hexagonal section, gilt-brass hilt comprising slightly up-curved figure-of-eight shaped dish-guard pierced with a design of scrolling foliage carrying a profile mask on each side, swelling down-curved quillon, fluted quillon-block, knuckle-guard interrupted by a moulding, fluted ovoid pommel, a pair of plain arms, and the grip bound with plaited wire retained by a beaded collar top and bottom 82.5cm; 32 1/2in blade £1000-1500 | Nil |
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| 171 | A FINE SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD RETAILED BY MATTHEW FEESEY, PALL MALL, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1744-45, MAKER'S MARK TB, POSSIBLY FOR THOMAS BAMFORD with colichemarde blade engraved with strapwork panels at the forte, silver hilt cast and chased with rococo ornament in low relief, comprising double shell-guard decorated with elaborate scrolls and foliage partly enclosing a lion mask on each side of the blade, the inner face decorated with grotesque masks and scrolls of shell ornament carrying garlands, the quillon-block, knuckle-guard and pommel each decorated with further designs of scrolls, masks and shell ornament, globular quillon chiselled with foliage, a pair of slender arms each chiselled with foliage at the tips, and original silver grip of plaited silver wire bound with a chased silver collar top and bottom, in its original wooden scabbard covered with tooled leather (now broken), with silver locket and chape, the former signed by the retailer (suspension button missing), and with an early silver bullion sword knot 81.2cm; 32in blade Matthew Feesey is recorded as a sword cutler in Pall Mall circa 1703-69. The silver-mounted 'State Sword' of General George Washington preserved at Mount Vernon, Virginia is signed by him. An almost identical sword with London hallmarks for 1746-7 (and an unclear maker's mark) is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv.nr.1991.115. See L.Southwick 2001, pp.106-107 and D.J.LaRocca 1998, p.33. Another sword from this group belonging to Admiral George, the Sixth Earl of Northesk and hallmarked for 1747-48 was sold Christie's, 19th October 1977, lot 42. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 172 | A CONTINENTAL SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1780, PROBABLY FRENCH with colichemarde blade etched and gilt with trophies over the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, comprising oval shell-guard pierced with an arrangement of scrolling tendrils within a pair of entwined ropework frames, straight quillons with flat swollen terminals, knuckle-guard and a pair of arms all chased with scrollwork, the latter struck with two marks, in an oval a rampant lion facing dexter and the letter B crowned in a shaped cartouche, pierced quillon block, and openwork pommel decorated with an expanded flowerhead and tendrils en suite, with a later grip bound with twisted copper wire and ribband 80.5cm; 31 3/4in blade £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 173 | A SILVER-HILTED OFFICER'S SMALL-SWORD, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1795 with blade of flattened-hexagonal section etched with trophies-of-arms, the inscription ' For My Country and King' and the crowned Royal Arms, on each side (worn, silver hilt including straight quillons with compressed rounded terminals, oval shell-guard with gadrooned border (bent, now loose), flat knuckle-guard swelling towards the centre, and ovoid pommel (small dents, later grip) 79.5cm; 31 3/8in blade £750-850 | Nil |
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| 174 | A DUTCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, AMSTERDAM TOWN MARK, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with two-stage blade, the upper portion of flattened-diamond section, engraved with foliage on each side of the forte, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with spiral mouldings and gadrooned ornament, including boatshell guard, short scrolling quillon, knuckle-guard, ovoid pommel, and spirally moulded grip 82cm; 32 1/4in blade For a similar sword by Jean Hossé, formerly in the Visser collection, see J.P.Puype 1996, vol.1, part 3, p.216-7, cat.577. £700-900 | Nil |
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| 175 | A GERMAN SMALL-SWORD, CIRCA 1740 with straight blade of flattened-hexagonal section etched and gilt over the lower portion, brass hilt cast and chased in low relief including scrolls, tendrils and martial trophies all on a finely punched ground and original grip bound with plaited silver wire and Turks' heads 83cm; 32 3/4in blade £250-350 | Nil |
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| 176 | A GERMAN OFFICER'S SMALLSWORD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with straight two-stage blade stamped 'En Toledo' within a short fuller on each side, fluted brass hilt incorporating a boatshell guard, a pair of tapering quillons with small bud-shaped terminals, ovoid pommel and original grip bound with plaited brass wire 80.5cm; 31 3/4in blade £150-200 | Nil |
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| 177 | A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BROADSWORD, MID-18TH CENTURY with associated broad fullered blade stamped with a mark on one side towards the hilt, steel basket-guard of flattened bars carrying alternating broad and narrow panels, pierced with triangles and slipped circles and filed with v-shaped mouldings, scrolling quillon, and conical pommel (one panel chipped), and retaining an early grip bound with rayskin 85cm; 33 1/2in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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| 178 | A SCOTTISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY in excavated condition, with tapering blade cut with a narrow fuller along the back-edge, steel hilt of flattened bars carrying alternating broad and narrow panels (extensively chipped, one panel largely missing), pierced with arrangements of hearts and circles, scrolling quillon, and compressed ovoid pommel, and retaining an early spirally carved wooden grip 83.5cm; 32 7/8in blade £400-500 | Nil |
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| 179 | A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with broad slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, cut with a long shallow fuller and etched with scrolling foliage on each side at the forte, gilt-brass hilt including cross-piece engraved with flowers on a beaded background and bone grip retained by three pairs of rivets with oval gilt-brass heads, in its original wooden scabbard with engraved gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt (the scabbard extensively worn); ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD, 19TH CENTURY, with straight double-edged blade etched and gilt with trophies on a blued panel at the forte (worn), steel hilt including down-turned shell-guard, and natural staghorn grip, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard, the locket stamped 'Kohl'; and ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD, 18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved blade double-edged at the point, and hardwood grip inlaid with a spiralling line of staghorn and a series of moon masks (hilt incomplete), and retaining a portion of its leather scabbard the first: 60cm; 23 1/2in blade (3) £250-350 | Nil |
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| 180 | A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, short steel cross-piece pierced with a trellis pattern centring on a rococo bouquet, engraved steel collar, and figured hardwood shaped grip retained by three pairs of rivets with oval washers, and the grip incised with patterns of wavy lines in imitation of horn; and ANOTHER, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved broad blade double-edged towards the point (repaired), steel hilt including short down-curved quillon, curved knuckle-guard, and shaped hardwood grip retained by three pairs of rivets with oval heads the first: 54cm; 21 1/4in blade (2) A hunting sword of similar form to the first is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, see H.L. Blackmore 1971, ill. 34. £300-400 | Nil |
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