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Lot 1053 - A190 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 26. September 2019, 10.00 AM

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Electoral Saxon Polish, ca. 1732, Saxon one-hundred Swiss Guard.
Blade-shaped tip with central ridge.The lower part of the blade designed as a double-headed crowned eagle. The eagle, carved into the steel, and etched. Conical round socket with three annular beads, and two langets. Round shaft, minimally shortened.
L 193.5 cm.

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Provenance:
Slg.K. Eichbaum.

Rare, etched decoration very well preserved. This parade weapon was introduced after 1725 for Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, for the Swiss Guard. Cf. K. Hilbert, Blankwaffen aus drei Jahrhunderten, Berlin 1998, pp.129/130. H.Nickel, Unter den gekreuzten Schwertern, Bemerkungen zu den Blankwaffen der kursächsischen Schweizergarde zu Dresden 1656-1814, In: Blankwaffen, 1982, pp.169/190.


CHF 2 300 / 2 800 | (€ 2 370 / 2 890)

Sold for CHF 5 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.