2nd Dec, 2020 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A RARE VENETIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, DATED 1786
A RARE VENETIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, DATED 1786 with slender reinforced blade decorated with ornamental piercings within a pair of narrow fullers and a notched central ridge, silver hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons, outer ring-guard set with a filigree 'doge's' crown set with coloured pastes, spirally fluted pommel, and retaining its original grip of plaited silver wire between Turk's Heads', in its original silver scabbard chased over its full surface with flowers and foliage incorporating the owner's initials and the dates '1786 and '1734' on the outer face, a galleon on the reverse, and fitted with a slender loop for suspension 35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in blade On 12th May 1797 the Venetian Great Council voted itself out of existence and thus ended the Republic. Napoleon's army entered the city shortly after.
Sold for £4,000
A RARE VENETIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, DATED 1786 with slender reinforced blade decorated with ornamental piercings within a pair of narrow fullers and a notched central ridge, silver hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons, outer ring-guard set with a filigree 'doge's' crown set with coloured pastes, spirally fluted pommel, and retaining its original grip of plaited silver wire between Turk's Heads', in its original silver scabbard chased over its full surface with flowers and foliage incorporating the owner's initials and the dates '1786 and '1734' on the outer face, a galleon on the reverse, and fitted with a slender loop for suspension 35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in blade On 12th May 1797 the Venetian Great Council voted itself out of existence and thus ended the Republic. Napoleon's army entered the city shortly after.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 2nd Dec, 2020
