AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

A SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD (SABER) WITH A LION-HEAD POMMEL, CA. 19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $600

Estimated price: $900 - $1,200

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A nicely crafted sabre from Continental Europe with an intricate lion-headed pommel and florally engraved knuckle bow and guard, all in silver. The blade is of the usual shape for a sabre and has a single wide fuller on each side. The grip is of either wood or horn, carved and blackened. The black leather scabbard is mounted with silver fixtures.

Continental Europe – 19th Century

L: 36 in., (91.4 cm.)

Condition: Some surface rust throughout the blade. Minor wear to the grip. Some oxidation of silver. Scabbard has some dents and staining on metal fixtures, and some wear to leather.