AN ENGLISH HUNTING SWORD, LATE 17TH CENTURY with curved short blade cut with a short fuller and stamped with the bladesmith's mark on each face, brass hilt cast in low relief, comprising scrolling quillon decorated with a stag, knuckle-guard decorated with figures on each side, cap pommel decorated with differing masks and birds, matching ferrule, and natural staghorn grip 44cm; 17 3/8in blade