Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2023
Lot 188
Two Victorian infantry officer's swords, the first of 1845 pattern, etched blade with retailer's
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £693
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Description
Two Victorian infantry officer's swords, the first of 1845 pattern, etched blade with retailer's name ''Linney, London', brass 'gothic' hilt with folding inner guard, brass scabbard; the second of 1854 pattern, etched blade with personal crest of a demi-pegasus charged with a shell and the motto 'Industria et spe' above the initials R.A.M., brass hilt, steel scabbard. [2]
This motto, and a crest of similar form, belonged to the London family of Fenouillet.