4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
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AN INDIAN DECORATED SWORD WITH BLADE BY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 9240 FOR 1858
with Victorian etched blade of regulation type, decorated with the crowned imperial cypher 'VRI' and foliage on each face, white metal hilt cast and chased with foliage against a punched ground over the greater part of its surface, comprising a pair of quillons, integral grip and rounded pommel, in a velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large white metal mounts decorated with bold designs of scrolls and foliage, with two rings for suspension, 78.2 cm blade
with Victorian etched blade of regulation type, decorated with the crowned imperial cypher 'VRI' and foliage on each face, white metal hilt cast and chased with foliage against a punched ground over the greater part of its surface, comprising a pair of quillons, integral grip and rounded pommel, in a velvet-covered wooden scabbard with large white metal mounts decorated with bold designs of scrolls and foliage, with two rings for suspension, 78.2 cm blade
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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