An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
London Silver Hallmarks For 1765, Maker's Mark, Probably Of John Reynolds
With bright slender curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the forte on both sides etched with a star between designs of symmetrical foliage, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block with a lion in a landscape on one side, and a hound pursuing a boar on the other, recurved quillons each with hound's head tip, swelling spirally-fluted ivory grip, lion-head pommel with button, and silver knuckle-chains, in its black leather scabbard with original silver locket, chape and suspension mount chased with foliage, the locket inhabited by an eagle on one side, and with two rings for suspension
65.5 cm. blade
Footnotes:
John Reynolds was free of the Cutlers' Company in 1768 and is recorded as a 'Hilt Maker, No. 25 New Street, Fetter Lane.' For more details see Leslie Southwick, London, Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 206-207
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.
Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.