A SCOTTISH RIBBON HILTED BASKET HILTED SWORD
LATE 17TH CENTURY
£1,500
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
Description
the basket guard of flat section hammered bars, forming a close ribbon hilt, with shot beak/ neb to front, with bun shaped pommel, with replaced wooden grip, the double edge blade with running wolf mark and signed FERARA, with tooled leather scabbard with top mount (chape lacking)
Dimensions
Overall length: 107cm, blade length: 92cm