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1781 British Sword (hilt detail) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - From the curators' comments: "James Hartley received this sword after saving the British army from destruction in India during the Mahratta Wars....James Morisset, one of London's most celebrated makers of enamelled gold dress-swords and boxes, was commissioned to produce it. Morisset's swords were influential. With its urn-shaped pommel, this is one of the first to be produced in the Robert Adam style."
art-of-swords
An exceptionally rare example of Jacobean swordsmithing, this beautiful sword was as much a fashion statement as it was a lethal weapon. Distinct in style from the work of the larger Italian and German sword producing centres, this robust yet refined piece exemplifies English taste, combining a strong construction with delicate gold and silver ornament.
French Or German Silver-Mounted Small-Sword Dated: circa 1700 The silver gilt hilt cast and chased in the Baroque taste with recurved quillons and grip of heliotrope or ‘bloodstone’ of hexagonal section. The blade of flattened lenticular section at the forte, changing to flattened hexagonal section and decorated with engraving and gilding.
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