27th Jun, 2012 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
197
A RAPIER IN NORTH EUROPEAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE
A RAPIER IN NORTH EUROPEAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
with earlier blade stamped 'Caino' within a short fuller on each face, steel hilt of rounded bars comprising a pair of quillons with bud-shaped finials, two outer ring-guards, a pair of arms, bifurcated inner-guard and barrel shaped pommel, the principal bars and the pommel decorated with bold filed patterns of spiral fluting, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turks' heads'
115cm; 45 1/4in blade
Sold for £1,000
A RAPIER IN NORTH EUROPEAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
with earlier blade stamped 'Caino' within a short fuller on each face, steel hilt of rounded bars comprising a pair of quillons with bud-shaped finials, two outer ring-guards, a pair of arms, bifurcated inner-guard and barrel shaped pommel, the principal bars and the pommel decorated with bold filed patterns of spiral fluting, and the grip bound with plaited wire and 'Turks' heads'
115cm; 45 1/4in blade
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 27th Jun, 2012
