the first of regulation type, with openwork steel hilt, leather-covered grip, in its scabbard; the second of regulation type, with fullered blade, polished steel hilt pierced to form three ribbon-shaped bars, in its scabbard with leather frog; the third with fullered blade etched with foliage and the Prussian eagle over the lower half, stamped with the marks of ‘W. K. & C.’, gilt copper alloy hilt cast with scrolls and foliage, including down-turned shell-guard, quillon and pommel, and imitation mother-of-pearl grips, in its scabbard; the fourth with tapering Solingen blade of square section, blunt tip, and figure-of-eight shaped guard, the first: 62.5 cm (4)
Sold for £280
the first of regulation type, with openwork steel hilt, leather-covered grip, in its scabbard; the second of regulation type, with fullered blade, polished steel hilt pierced to form three ribbon-shaped bars, in its scabbard with leather frog; the third with fullered blade etched with foliage and the Prussian eagle over the lower half, stamped with the marks of ‘W. K. & C.’, gilt copper alloy hilt cast with scrolls and foliage, including down-turned shell-guard, quillon and pommel, and imitation mother-of-pearl grips, in its scabbard; the fourth with tapering Solingen blade of square section, blunt tip, and figure-of-eight shaped guard, the first: 62.5 cm (4)
Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024
Including:
Antique Arms & Armour
Asian Works of Art
Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books
Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)