Lot 131

A Scottish Highland dirk circa 1730

Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts
Auction: 13 May 2015 at 12:00 BST
£4,500
Description
the carved dark root wood grip with brass mounts, the brass disc top retained with flower head nut, cut with interlace below the shallow pommel and interlace and Celtic strap work over the entire grip, the blade of cut down back sword struck with Andrea Ferrara in off centre fuller, in black leather damaged scabbard the brass mounts with scalloped edges
Dimensions
blade 40.5cm (16 inch) long
