LY O N & T U R N B U L L The Midmar Castle Collection of Fine Arms and Armour
72 EY700/1130 BRACE OF CONTINENTAL DAGGERS 19TH CENTURY with carved ivory hilts, both carved with interlace foliate decoration, coats of arms in a cartouche surmounted by a crown and with grotesque masks and a crowned portrait head with moustache, lozenge section blades, one with deep ricasso and no fuller, the other with a narrow lozenge section blade with narrow central fuller for three quarters of the length, both with threaded pommels with rosettes on top, one has acanthus decoration (and large section missing) the other with oval patera with star burst decoration, the quillions on both daggers with scrolls at the terminals and acanthus decoration (2)
73 EY700/45 FINE GERMAN MEDIEVAL PARTIZAN CIRCA 1500 the long tapering spear point of triangular section with six deeply filed cusps above the tapering octagonal socket, with two long straps riveted to the original haft, with raised flower head copper nails over the entire length with conical iron shoe
15in. (38.1cm) and 14in. (35cm) long
104in. (264cm) long
£800-1,200
Provenance: Ex Hever Castle sale, lot 142.
£1,000-2,000
74 EY700/1162 ALL STEEL GOAT’S FOOT LEVER CIRCA 1600 the wrought iron lever arm with grip cut with a threading dye, worn loose with age in its pivot with double sprung arms and double hooks 22in. (55cm) long extended
£200-300 75 EY700/47 FRENCH POLE ARM OR PIKE with spear shaped head with cross piece, plain tubular socket attached with a single screw and with a later haft 12in. (30cm), spike 91in. (231cm) long
£250-350
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