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LOT 1938
British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbard
19TH CENTURY A.D.
38 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 98.5 cm).
British 1796 Pattern Backsword with lozenge-section tip and fuller to each face of the blade; swept guard with openwork saltire design; stamped to ricasso '[arrow] FFD / [crown] 30 / E / X'; reverse with numerous feint numerical stamps; brass scabbard with two suspension rings, worn. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1938
British Heavy Cavalry Trooper's Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovoid body with rounded base and domed filler hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade. 425 grams, 10.9 cm
Ex important collection of weaponry, London, UK, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια, where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form. -
Urartu Bronze Shield Umbo
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Discoid in plan with swept curved profile and central raised point; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.04 kg total, 20.5 cm including stand
Private collection, South Germany, acquired on the French art market in the 1980s. with Gorny & Mosch, München, 14 December 2005, no.306. -
Luristan Socketted Bronze Halberd
CIrca 9th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: crescentic triangular-section blade with herringbone pattern to the rear edge, six integral attachment struts, tubular socket with transverse fixing pin. 478 grams, 22.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From a gentleman's collection from East Sussex, UK.
