Lot 139

FINE FRENCH SMALL SWORD
CIRCA 1790











Auction: 21 April 2010 from 10:00 BST
£3,125
Description
the steel hilt decorated in neo-classical panels with urns and scrolls chiselled and blued on a matted gilt ground, the knuckle guard, hand guard and oval pommel decorated en suite, the original grip bound with a triple twist of silver wire and with Turk’s heads, the double edged blade with original fire blue and gilt decoration, scabbard lacking
34.5in. (87cm) long










