Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed Spring 2024

 
Lot 99
 

99

A PRUSSIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S DEGEN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AND A PRUSSIAN DEGEN FOR A POST OFFICE OFFICIAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

of regulation type, the first with straight single-edged fullered blade, etched with trophies of foliage on each face at the forte and signed ‘Aug. Schneider a Berlin’ on the back-edge, gilt copper alloy hilt including double shell-guard and foliate quillon, grip bound with plaited wire between gilt copper alloy collars, sword knot, in associated scabbard with sword cover; the second with etched blade, copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard charged with the Imperial Eaglre in white metal, plain knuckle-guard, gadrooned pommel (grip binding missing), in copper alloy mounted leather scabbard, probably the original, the first: 83.0 cm (2)

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Sold for £200


 

of regulation type, the first with straight single-edged fullered blade, etched with trophies of foliage on each face at the forte and signed ‘Aug. Schneider a Berlin’ on the back-edge, gilt copper alloy hilt including double shell-guard and foliate quillon, grip bound with plaited wire between gilt copper alloy collars, sword knot, in associated scabbard with sword cover; the second with etched blade, copper alloy hilt including down-turned shell-guard charged with the Imperial Eaglre in white metal, plain knuckle-guard, gadrooned pommel (grip binding missing), in copper alloy mounted leather scabbard, probably the original, the first: 83.0 cm (2)

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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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