3rd Dec, 2014 10:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 347
 

347

A CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE DAGGER

A CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade etched with scrolls of foliage on each face against a frosted ground, gilt copper hilt cast with romantic motifs in low relief, including entwined serpents around the base and the grip with a band of beadwork top and bottom, in its leather-covered scabbard with gilt copper mounts en suite 20 cm; 7 7/8 in blade

Sold for £350


 
A CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade etched with scrolls of foliage on each face against a frosted ground, gilt copper hilt cast with romantic motifs in low relief, including entwined serpents around the base and the grip with a band of beadwork top and bottom, in its leather-covered scabbard with gilt copper mounts en suite 20 cm; 7 7/8 in blade