3rd Dec, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
337
A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS, CIRCA1809-19, 950 STANDARD, IN AN ENGLISH SILVER SCABBARD, LONDON, 1842, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN JAMES KEITH
with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with berried laurel within a framework of faceted beads, comprising oval dish-guard, quillon with disc-shaped terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard, urn-shaped pommel and integral grip, the scabbard with globular terminal and a pair of raised ribbed mouldings at the top, one fitted with a silver loop for suspension
83.3 cm; 32 3/4 in blade
Sold for £600
A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD, PARIS, CIRCA1809-19, 950 STANDARD, IN AN ENGLISH SILVER SCABBARD, LONDON, 1842, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN JAMES KEITH
with tapering blade of hollow-triangular section, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief with berried laurel within a framework of faceted beads, comprising oval dish-guard, quillon with disc-shaped terminal, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard, urn-shaped pommel and integral grip, the scabbard with globular terminal and a pair of raised ribbed mouldings at the top, one fitted with a silver loop for suspension
83.3 cm; 32 3/4 in blade
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 3rd Dec, 2014
