A MID-18TH CENTURY BASKET HILTED BROAD SWORD
£6,930
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 16 August 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
the basket with pierced panels of heart and roundel shaped decoration, wooden grip and leather liner, the double fullered blade, indistinctly signed with pointed tip; together with a copy of the hardback book Culloden The Swords and The Sorrow
Dimensions
blade 83.5cm long, overall length 98cm
Footnote
Literature:
Culloden The Swords and The Sorrows: An exhibition to commemorate the Jacobite rising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden 1746, The National Trust, Image 1:19, Page 32