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THBLate 19th C. Portuguese Steel & Brass Smallsword
Lot 253
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, Portugal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely personal sword, known as a "smallsword," used by Western European gentlemen when walking about town who wanted to display it as a symbol of vast wealth and high-status when walking about town. The brass hilt is composed of five cast components: the crown-shaped finial, a slender handle adorned with the Portuguese coat-of-arms, a discoid spacer, a broad quillon with foliate-adorned terminals, and a triangular thumb rest with a raised crown and the letters "L t." The forged-steel blade boasts a needle-like form with a sharp, pointed tip, a trefoil-style blade with three lengthy edges, and a shallow midrib along the underside of the blade. Size: 4.25" W x 33.7" H (10.8 cm x 85.6 cm); length of blade: 28.375" L (72.1 cm).
Smallswords were used between gentlemen when settling disputes mostly because of their lightweight construction, but also because slashing and cutting were not perceived as "aristocratic;" thrusting weapons like this example were more sophisticated as it incorporated skills learned from fencing and other high-status fighting styles.
Provenance: private Los Angeles County, California, USA collection
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#135891Slight bending to overall form of blade, very minor nicks to blade edges, quillon, and hilt, with light encrustations within some recessed areas, and age-commensurate darkening to areas of blade, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina across hilt and blade.Condition
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