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A parade axe, Moscow, second half of 17th century
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- length: 74,5cm., 29¼in
the steel blade damascened with silver scroll work, Imperial Eagle and rosettes, worn, the wood haft covered in velvet to the centre, silver mounts to each end finely chased with strapwork
Catalogue Note
This is most likely to have been produced in The Armoury, Moscow. Some very similar examples are illustrated in: Russian Arms and Armour, edited by Yuri Miller, Aurora Art Publishers, Leningrad, 1982, p.178