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THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A ENGLISH BASKET-HILTED BACKSWORD
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With fullered blade retaining traces of etched inscriptions and decoration on each side of the forte, the guard composed of numerous narrow vertical bars and involving an oval aperture for the reins, separate pierced fore-guard, bun-shaped pommel, and shagreen-covered grip spirally bound with copper wire
33¾in. blade
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With fullered blade retaining traces of etched inscriptions and decoration on each side of the forte, the guard composed of numerous narrow vertical bars and involving an oval aperture for the reins, separate pierced fore-guard, bun-shaped pommel, and shagreen-covered grip spirally bound with copper wire
33¾in. blade
Provenance
William Randolph Hearst, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4 December 1952, lot 97