Ornamental dough, The hilt made of cast silver has been embellished and ajour worked with rococo curls, laurel wreaths, medallions with crowns above it and weapon trophies on it and flower girdles grouped on the baffle, the city hallmark of The Hague, a year letter and the brand of the silversmith are stamped on the bottom, the wooden handle is wrapped with silver band and twisted silver wire with braided grip rings on top and bottom. The blade with hold-shaped cross-section is blued at the top and etched with gilded arabesques, branched foliage and a panel with the name and address of
Ornamental dough, The hilt made of cast silver has been embellished and ajour worked with rococo curls, laurel wreaths, medallions with crowns above it and weapon trophies on it and flower girdles grouped on the baffle, the city hallmark of The Hague, a year letter and the brand of the silversmith are stamped on the bottom, the wooden handle is wrapped with silver band and twisted silver wire with braided grip rings on top and bottom. The blade with hold-shaped cross-section is blued at the top and etched with gilded arabesques, branched foliage and a panel with the name and address of the swordsman, ornaments, art, Martinus Merckse, Middelburg, c. 1750, silver (metal), gilding (material), wood (plant material), silver thread, gilding, l cm l cm × w cm w 362 gr
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