A Rare Italian Shortsword, Late 16th Century With - Dec 07, 2016 | Thomas Del Mar Ltd In United Kingdom
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A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with

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A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with
A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with
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A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY
with broad tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, stamped with a bladesmith's mark, and cut with a short fuller framed by a series of decorative lines and dots terminating with a cross on each side, hilt of faceted bars comprising a pair of straight quillons with slightly forward-canted drooping terminals swelling towards their terminals, outer ring-guard, and faceted mushroom-shaped pommel, and the grip with a later binding of twisted wire and 'Turk's heads' (light surface rust)
64.8 cm; 25 1/2 in blade
Provenance
The Bodmer Collection, Schloss Kyburg, circa 1920
The Kuppelmayr Collection, no. 199 in the 1895 catalogue where it is stated that this came from Turin.
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A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE 16TH CENTURY with

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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Starting Price £1,500
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