Rare pertuisane gravée de cérémonie pour... - Lot 238 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Rare pertuisane gravée de cérémonie pour la garde de Jean Philippe de Schönborn, archevêque et prince-électeur de Mayence (r. 1647-1673), Allemagne vers 1656. A rare German etched State partisan carried by the guard of Johann Philipp von Schönborn, Archbishop and Prince Elector of Mainz (reigned 1647-1673), circa 1656. The head of heavy construction, formed with a broad central blade tapering to a short spear point and cut with a pair of shallow grooves over its length on both sides, a pair of basal lugs acutely up-turned and with near-annular piercings in pairs at their respective roots, a pair of smaller down-turned lugs below, and faceted tubular socket with bold circular mouldings at both ends and extending to form a pair of straps, etched on both sides with a formal spray of flowering foliage over the lower portion of the blade, varieties of scrolling flowers enclosed by double linear borders over the four basal lugs, the crested and quartered arms of Johann Philipp von Schönborn within a laurel garland at the centre, and the abbreviated Latin inscription "I.P.A.M.P.E.E.H" within an oval garland above the socket, on its original carved boldly fluted wooden haft and retaining the original iron shoe, the latter en suite with the socket. L. head: 75 cm - L. overall: 239.5 cm. The abbreviated inscription reads in full as: " Johannes Philippus Archiepiscopus Moguntiacenis, Princeps Elector, Episcopus Herbipolensis", and in translation as: " Johann Philipp, Archbishop of Mainz, Prince Elector, Bishop of Würzburg". Another example is preserved in the Museum für Deutsche Geschichte, Berlin (W 238). See MÜLLER, Heinrich & KÖLLING, Hartmut, Europäische Hieb-und Stichwaffen, No. 163, pl. 8, p.382. Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1605-1673) was ordained in 1621 and held until his death the offices of Bishop of Würzburg from 1642, Archbishop of Mainz from 1647 and Bishop of Worms from 1663. His exceptional abilities and accomplishments as both an ecclesiastical and secular re