A VERY RARE NORTH GERMAN GILT-HILTED RAPIER with tapering double-edged blade (heavily corroded and incomplete), the iron hilt with guard comprising long straight quillons swelling towards the tips, with arms supporting large circular upturned shells below, linked to an elaborate symmetrical arrangement of curved bars on either side of the knuckle-guard, and large globular pommel, gilded and finely engraved throughout with a design of hatched scrolling foliage (grip missing, some bars slightly bent), circa 1630 29½in. overall
A VERY RARE NORTH GERMAN GILT-HILTED RAPIER with tapering double-edged blade (heavily corroded and incomplete), the iron hilt with guard comprising long straight quillons swelling towards the tips, with arms supporting large circular upturned shells below, linked to an elaborate symmetrical arrangement of curved bars on either side of the knuckle-guard, and large globular pommel, gilded and finely engraved throughout with a design of hatched scrolling foliage (grip missing, some bars slightly bent), circa 1630 29½in. overall
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
.jpg "Quelle: Christie's")
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