25th Jun, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
169
**A SMALL-SWORD
**A SMALL-SWORD, PROBABLY CONTINENTAL 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, silvered hilt including oval shell-guard with beadwork border enclosing four stylised flowerheads, moulded quillon, a pair of thick arms, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel and the grip bound with silver wire between plain collars
81.8 cm; 32 1/4 in blade
Literature: D. D. Hartzler 2000, fig. 126; inv. no. JKL 110
Sold for £240
**A SMALL-SWORD, PROBABLY CONTINENTAL 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, silvered hilt including oval shell-guard with beadwork border enclosing four stylised flowerheads, moulded quillon, a pair of thick arms, knuckle-guard and ovoid pommel and the grip bound with silver wire between plain collars
81.8 cm; 32 1/4 in blade
Literature: D. D. Hartzler 2000, fig. 126; inv. no. JKL 110
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 25th Jun, 2014
