Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 2nd December 2025
Lot 255
A Venetian basket-hilted sword (schiavona), double-edged blade 35 in. with low medial ridge,
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £762
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Description
A Venetian basket-hilted sword (schiavona), double-edged blade 35 in. with low medial ridge, characteristic iron basket guard formed of converging and overlapping flat bars radiating from the quillon ends, thumb loop, heart-shaped pommel with chased decoration, wooden grip of rectangular section and swollen at the centre (some grip binding retained separately), 18th century.
(103 cm OAL)