Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed Spring 2024

 
Lot 97
 

97

A BAVARIAN MODEL 1818 INFANTRY OFFICER’S DEGEN, A BAVARIAN OFFICER’S DEGEN AND A CONTINENTAL EPÉE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

of regulation type, the first with fullered blade with the royal letter ‘L’ (worn, surface rust), gilt copper alloy hilt including boatshell guard, and wire-bound grip between gilt collars; the second with fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with foliage and the crowned Royal cypher ‘MK’ on a blued panel over the lower portion (worn), copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard decorated with a reclining lion and tall mushroom-shaped pommel decorated with foliage (quillon missing, grip incomplete), in its leather scabbard with copper alloy mounts (worn); the third with fullered blade double-edged towards the point and etched over the greater part of its length on each face with foliage and a crossed sword and baton (some wear), copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard with moulded border, domed pommel (small dents around the button) and chequered grip, the first: 80.7 cm blade (3)

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Sold for £190


 

of regulation type, the first with fullered blade with the royal letter ‘L’ (worn, surface rust), gilt copper alloy hilt including boatshell guard, and wire-bound grip between gilt collars; the second with fullered blade double-edged towards the point, etched and gilt with foliage and the crowned Royal cypher ‘MK’ on a blued panel over the lower portion (worn), copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard decorated with a reclining lion and tall mushroom-shaped pommel decorated with foliage (quillon missing, grip incomplete), in its leather scabbard with copper alloy mounts (worn); the third with fullered blade double-edged towards the point and etched over the greater part of its length on each face with foliage and a crossed sword and baton (some wear), copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard with moulded border, domed pommel (small dents around the button) and chequered grip, the first: 80.7 cm blade (3)

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Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024

 

Including:

Antique Arms & Armour

Asian Works of Art

Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books

Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)

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