Auction 17
FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & MILITARIA
Oct 26, 2019
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Russia
40 West 37th Street, Suite 604 New York, New York 10018
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LOT 249:
ITALIAN M1847 PAPAL CIVIC SWISS GUARD SWORD
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
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500
Estimated price:
700$-900$
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Italy, Papal States, CA. 1847. Blade etched with trophies and foliage, inscribed "VIVA ITALIA", gilt bronze mounts, elegant guard chased with palmettes, long cap in the form of a lion-head, metallic wire-wound horn grip, metal scabbard with brass fittings. Ref., Cesare Calamandrei, Storia Dell'Arma Bianca Italiana, Terza edizione, 2008, p. 342.
Dimensions: L: 40 in., (101.5 cm.)
Condition: Very good
