A fine silver-hilted Small-sword, circa 1710, with long slen...

Hammer

£750

A fine silver-hilted Small-sword, circa 1710, with long slender tapering blade formed with wavy edges over its entire length and with traces of a stamped inscription within the fuller at the forte, silver hilt cast in low relief, decorated throughout with delicate raised linear patterns, predominantly involving a segmental design of cabled lines enclosing bands of extremely narrow raised lines and all arranged between a series of decorative mouldings, with knuckle-guard interrupted by a baluster moulding, double shell-guard decorated en suite about the edges, the base of the quillon-block formed with a pronounced swell, globular pommel with raised button, and ivory grip (the grip perhaps the original), blade length 76cm

Please note this lot is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018, Trevanion Auctioneers & Valuers LLP have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot
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