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Thursday 20 June 2024 e Friday 21 June 2024, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A rare rapier, 1570 - 1580

Estimate

€ 3.000 - 5.000

Sold

€ 11.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Italia
length 113 cm.
Straight, double-edged blade of slightly hexagonal section, grooved base featuring the inscription 'IOANNES MIF.SE' inside a frame decorated with small dots. Grooved ricasso. Beautiful iron hilt with lower ring-guard, pointed quillon block with vertical grooves, straight quillons with longitudinal grooves and knots at the ends, arches, parry rings and loop guards worked en suite. A double smooth valve inside the lower ring-guard. Large pommel carved with deep and fine grooves. Wooden handle covered with iron wire binding and Moor's heads.