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LATE 16TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN BROADSWORD
Late 16th Century
With rapier blade stamped 'Ihesus Maria' within the fullers at the forte, characteristic iron 'crab-claw' hilt with triangular guard retaining some incised decoration, faceted pommel, and wire-bound grip
29¾in. blade
Late 16th Century
With rapier blade stamped 'Ihesus Maria' within the fullers at the forte, characteristic iron 'crab-claw' hilt with triangular guard retaining some incised decoration, faceted pommel, and wire-bound grip
29¾in. blade
Provenance
Angelo Peyron, Florence, Italy, Savoy Galleries, New York, 5 November 1954, lot 339