Épée à deux mains de cortège, la lame seule... - Lot 122 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Épée à deux mains de cortège, la lame seule Allemagne début XVIIe siècle. A German two-hand Processional sword, the blade early 17th century. The blade with wavy edges, short spear point, a large orb mark inlaid in latten on one side, long ricasso formed with a pair of curved lugs, struck with a series of decorative marks framing an incised geometric panel on both sides, enclosing a bladesmith's mark on one side, and inscribed "295", blackened iron hilt of both flattened and faceted bars, with quillons drooping towards the ends and with projecting spiral terminals, symmetrical inner-and outer-guards formed of a pair of faceted rings enclosed by a larger flattened pair, a pair of scrolling arms projecting over the edges of the ricasso and terminating in tight spirals, 17th century faceted pommel, and later moulded leather-covered hilt. L. overall: 181.5 cm - L. blade: 196 cm - W.: 48 cm. The hilt would appear to be inspired by an early 17th century example in the zeughaus in Graz (Inv. Nr. BL 52). See KRENN, Peter, Schwert und Spiess, Landeszeughaus Graz, 1997, pp.12-13.