Estimate
€ 400 - 700
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€ 875
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length total circa 24 cm
With curved, flat body, made of pressed cow horn. High-quality, gilded, brass mounts. Scaled stopper shaped as a snake's head holding the suspension chain in its jaws. Richly decorated, vase-shaped fuse, provided with a long, basal ring nut decorated with bands, rocaille, relieved decorations and wreaths of roses. The front side with a plaque worked in bas-relief, carved and shaped with a fine trophy of arms among laurel and oak branches. The hilt at the base worked in-relief en suite with the ring nut of the fuse. Two rings mounted on loops provided with a pierced base. Given the high-quality manufacturing, it was probably used for imperial parties.
With curved, flat body, made of pressed cow horn. High-quality, gilded, brass mounts. Scaled stopper shaped as a snake's head holding the suspension chain in its jaws. Richly decorated, vase-shaped fuse, provided with a long, basal ring nut decorated with bands, rocaille, relieved decorations and wreaths of roses. The front side with a plaque worked in bas-relief, carved and shaped with a fine trophy of arms among laurel and oak branches. The hilt at the base worked in-relief en suite with the ring nut of the fuse. Two rings mounted on loops provided with a pierced base. Given the high-quality manufacturing, it was probably used for imperial parties.