Lot 538

AN ENGLISH MORTUARY HILTED SWORD
CIRCA 1640




Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 14 August 2019 at 11:00 BST
£3,750
Description
the blackened iron hilt pierced and chiselled with portrait masks, the base of the guard with sea monsters, the side guards linked to the knuckle guard by two slender bars, the globular foliate pommel, fish-skin covered grip with wire, single edged blade with three fullers, stuck with sickle and crescent moon marks
Dimensions
89cm length of blade, 105cm overall



