Lot 44Ф,Y
An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger Retailed By Cullum, Charing Cross, London Silver Hallmarks for 1770, Indistinct Maker's Mark
24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
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Retailed By Cullum, Charing Cross, London Silver Hallmarks for 1770, Indistinct Maker's Mark
Retailed By Cullum, Charing Cross, London Silver Hallmarks for 1770, Indistinct Maker's Mark
With slender curved fullered blade (areas of old rust patination) double-edged towards the point, cast and chased hilt comprising quillon-block with a Classical trophy on each side, recurved quillons each with hound's head tip, hound's head pommel formed in the round and surmounted by a prominent button, swelling ivory grip chequered between trellised silver ribbon binding, and silver knuckle-chain, in original wood-lined scabbard (lower third missing) covered in tooled brown leather with silver locket and suspension mount, the former chased with a Classical trophy on one side, and pricked with retailer's details on the other, the latter chased with foliage, and each with a ring for suspension
64 cm. blade
64 cm. blade
Footnotes
For details of the Cullum family of cutlers see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 84-85