Lot 5489
A large South German or Swiss two-handed flamberge, circa 1580
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A104aw | Live auction | 1078 Lots
Hammer price € 4,800
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Broad wavy blade of flattened diamond section. The long ricasso with two lateral guards, the original leather cover partly torn. Extended flat quillons with ends terminating in a snail, two applied hooks on each side. Guard rings flat on both sides with inserted fleur-de-lys motifs. Stepped grip with replaced leather cover and remnants of woollen tassels. Pear-shaped pommel spilt into eight parts with applied riveted finial. Length 173 cm.Provenance: Collection of Dr. Heinrich Tanner in Herisau (Switzerland). Illustrated in: Flammberg-Schwerter, catalogue of the special exhibition in Fort Heldsberg, St. Margrethen, Herisau 2005, p. 27.
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