Épée à deux mains de cortège, Allemagne début... - Lot 118 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Épée à deux mains de cortège, Allemagne début XVIIe siècle. A German two-hand Processional sword, early 17th century. With long near-flat blade widening slightly towards a short spear point, an orb mark inlaid in latten on one side, long ricasso formed with a pair of slender forward-curved lugs and retaining its original leather covering over wooden fillets, blackened iron hilt of bars of diamond section, formed with a pair of long quillons with drooping ends terminating in slender tightly spiralling scrolls, applied with additional iron scrolls towards the ends (one missing), inner-and outer-rings each enclosing a large fleur-de-lys (one chipped), segmented pommel punched and cut with a coarse design of scrollwork, and retaining its original three-stage grip, the upper and lower stages retaining the original fabric covering studded with brass nails (worn, some nails missing), the central stage moulded and retaining its original leather covering. L. overall: 173.5 cm - L. blade: 125 cm - W.: 37 cm.