the first with etched blade decorated with scrolls and the retailer’s details ‘Ede & Ravenscroft, 93 & 94 Chancery Lane WC2’, burnished iron hilt decorated with faceted beads in imitation of brilliance, including pierced oval guard and complete with its knuckle-chain, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, the second with etched hollow-triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in its scabbard, the third with hollow triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in a steel-mounted leather-covered scabbard, the fourth with hollow triangular blade, steel hilt pierced and set with faceted studs (reversed) in associated leather-covered scabbard complete with velvet baldrick), the first: 78.4 cm blade (4)
Sold for £480
the first with etched blade decorated with scrolls and the retailer’s details ‘Ede & Ravenscroft, 93 & 94 Chancery Lane WC2’, burnished iron hilt decorated with faceted beads in imitation of brilliance, including pierced oval guard and complete with its knuckle-chain, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard, the second with etched hollow-triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in its scabbard, the third with hollow triangular blade, burnished steel hilt set with faceted studs, in a steel-mounted leather-covered scabbard, the fourth with hollow triangular blade, steel hilt pierced and set with faceted studs (reversed) in associated leather-covered scabbard complete with velvet baldrick), the first: 78.4 cm blade (4)
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023