Dague main-gauche à garde à voile partiellement... - Lot 76 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Dague main-gauche à garde à voile partiellement dorée, dans le style espagnol vers 1670, la lame probablement allemande début XVIIe siècle. A parcel-gilt left-hand dagger, in the Spanish style of circa 1670, the blade probably German, early 17th century. With two-stage blade pierced with rows of small ovals and circles within the fullers running below the back-edge and over the ricasso, the latter with no provision for the thumb, parcel-gilt iron hilt cast in relief, including spirally fluted quillons alternately decorated with spiralling bands of flowers and leaves, triangular guard with pierced decorated rompe puntas and a pierced central panel inscribed with the spurious date "1671", matching pommel, and spirally moulded wire-bound grip. L.: 47.7 cm - W.: 27,3 cm. Constructed to match the rapier offered as the preceding lot.