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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