with tapering blade of diamond-section, formed with a recessed panel divided by a central rib rising from a lotus flower on each face, integral russet iron hilt comprising a pair of side-bars chiselled with shaped panels filled with a conventional flower at the top, middle and the bottom on the outside, two further panels on the inside, a pair of moulded baluster-shaped grip-bars each chiselled with a tree of life and joined by a pair of quatrefoils, and with traces of early gilt finish throughout, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (losses), 45.7 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D122
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944 – 2022)
Sold for £300
with tapering blade of diamond-section, formed with a recessed panel divided by a central rib rising from a lotus flower on each face, integral russet iron hilt comprising a pair of side-bars chiselled with shaped panels filled with a conventional flower at the top, middle and the bottom on the outside, two further panels on the inside, a pair of moulded baluster-shaped grip-bars each chiselled with a tree of life and joined by a pair of quatrefoils, and with traces of early gilt finish throughout, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard (losses), 45.7 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D122
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944 – 2022)
Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2024, ending 30th Jun, 2024
Viewing
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Sunday 23rd June: 12.00pm to 4.00pm
Monday 24th June: 10.00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 25th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Lots open for bidding: Friday 21st June: 9.00am
Lots close from: Sunday 30th June, 4.00pm