24th Jun, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, June 2026
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◉ A GILT COPPER ALLOY-MOUNTED ROBE SWORD RETAILED BY MEYER & MORTIMER, CONDUIT ST., LONDON
19TH CENTURY
with slender tapering blade etched over half its length at the forte with scrolling foliage enclosing crossed palms on one side, and crossed banners on the other, the former with retailer’s details at the ricasso, cruciform hilt comprising quillon-block including trefoil-shaped terminals with raised borders against stippled grounds, compressed globular pommel with button, and writhen ivory grip bound with twisted copper alloy wire, in its leather scabbard covered in burgundy velvet (plush worn off) with bullion seam along one side, and locket and chape chased with laurels, the former with frog-hook, 79.0 cm blade
Provenance
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey, removed from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Ivory Registration: PVH6U79X
Sold for £320
19TH CENTURY
with slender tapering blade etched over half its length at the forte with scrolling foliage enclosing crossed palms on one side, and crossed banners on the other, the former with retailer’s details at the ricasso, cruciform hilt comprising quillon-block including trefoil-shaped terminals with raised borders against stippled grounds, compressed globular pommel with button, and writhen ivory grip bound with twisted copper alloy wire, in its leather scabbard covered in burgundy velvet (plush worn off) with bullion seam along one side, and locket and chape chased with laurels, the former with frog-hook, 79.0 cm blade
Provenance
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey, removed from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Ivory Registration: PVH6U79X
Auction: Live Sale: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, June 2026, 24th Jun, 2026
Including:
An important English Private Collection
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
The Robert E Brooker Jr. Collection of Rare Antique Arms and Armour, Part V
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