Design for a Rapier Hilt and Scabbard Chape, Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II, 1555

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Design for a Rapier Hilt and Scabbard Chape, 1555, French, Etching, engraving, Diam. 7 1/2 in. ( cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II (French, Neufchâteau 1532–1599 Damblain), This print of an elaborately decorated rapier hilt is a fine impression from a rare series of plates by Pierre Woeiriot, a goldsmith and prolific engraver. It is also an excellent example of the design and ornamentation of luxury arms in mid-sixteenth century France

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