Lot Essay
For William Kinman, hilt-maker and member of the Founders' Company, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords, pp. 159-160, plates 56-7, 59, 62-4, 69, 75-7, 79, 81-82, and colour plates 4, 6, and 8
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LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1772
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AN ENGLISH SILVER-HILTED SMALL-SWORD
London silver hallmarks for 1772
With colichemarde blade of hollow triangular section etched at the forte with a trophy of arms, a Classical warrior, and the spurious date '1561', the hilt with oval shell (repaired) cast, chased and pierced throughout with scrolls involving Ferris-wheel-like devices within narrow borders of repeated nail-head ornament, and later grip bound with silver wire, silversmith's mark of William Kinman
33¾in. (85.7cm.) blade
London silver hallmarks for 1772
With colichemarde blade of hollow triangular section etched at the forte with a trophy of arms, a Classical warrior, and the spurious date '1561', the hilt with oval shell (repaired) cast, chased and pierced throughout with scrolls involving Ferris-wheel-like devices within narrow borders of repeated nail-head ornament, and later grip bound with silver wire, silversmith's mark of William Kinman
33¾in. (85.7cm.) blade
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