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61 - A rapier with a skeleton guard in the early 17th-century sty…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Description
A rapier with a skeleton guard in the early 17th-century style, featuring a long, straight, four-sided blade with a recessed groove in the first third of its length, offset (!) and bearing an indecipherable inscription; a heavily decorated pommel, each side featuring a grotesque figure; straight quillons; the main guard branch splitting at its centre into three secondary strands; the central strand joins the guard plate, whilst the two side strands split into secondary strands curved in an S-shape on the plain side and into concentric rings decorated with grotesque heads on the ornate side, Condition 2, total length: 124.5 cm, blade length: 99 cm
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About the sale Militaria for Sale - MEDALS - ARMOUR - COLLECTIBLE WEAPONS - HUNTING - NUMISMATICS
Auction location
Auction time 07/11/2026 at 10:00 AM
Ref. : 3802 - 644
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