Épée vénitienne, SCHIAVONA, vers 1680. A... - Lot 64 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Épée vénitienne, SCHIAVONA, vers 1680. A Venetian schiaVona, circa 1680. With near-flat blade double-edged and tapering very slightly to a spear point, cut with a shallow fuller on both sides below the hilt, each with a linearengraved border capped by a cross mark, the outer face with running wolf mark inlaid in brass, basket-guard involving a slotted upper panel swept upwards to meet the knuckle-guard, a nodular finial at their apex, with thumb-ring, a tooled leather sleeve fitted over the quillons and designed to encase the mouth of the scabbard, brass pommel cast in relief, both sides centring on a prominent raised boss decorated with beaded rosettes, and retaining its original grip bound with leather over cord. L. overall: 103.3 cm - L. blade: 88.1 cm. Compare with the example illustrated in BOCCIA, Lionello, & COELHO, Eduardo T., Armi Bianche Italiane, 1975, No. 498.