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An English silver presentation bird's head pommel mounted officer's sabre carried by Colonel Thomas Shubrick, Charleston, S.C., Cocks & Bettridge, Birmingham, 1807
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Elephant Ivory, metal,
- Hilt: 5 5/8 in., including langets; Blade: 38 1/2 in. Width: 1 7/16 in.; Overall: 42 in.
long, curved blade with broad single-fuller decorated with very elaborate panels; bird's head pommel with extended back-strap enclosing an checkered ivory grip; heavy iron silver-plated scabbard with two suspension rings, the scabbard engraved THO.S SHUBRICK / CHARLESTON, SOUTH / CAROLINA
Provenance
Anthony Fidd
Edmund W Budde, Jr., acquired 1970, Allentown Show, Pennsylvania
Acquired by Dr. Lattimer from Edmund W. Budde, Jr. at the Baltimore Antiques Arms Show, 1977
(Lattimer, No. 401)
Edmund W Budde, Jr., acquired 1970, Allentown Show, Pennsylvania
Acquired by Dr. Lattimer from Edmund W. Budde, Jr. at the Baltimore Antiques Arms Show, 1977
(Lattimer, No. 401)
Literature
Hartzler, p. 27, No. 43
Condition
ivory grip with losses and restoration
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Thomas Shubrick, a member of the distinguished Shubrick family of South Carolina, was born in 1755. During the Revolutionary War, he served as 2nd Lieutenent and then Captain in the 2ndSouth Carolina Artillery, and subsequently as aide-de-camp for Generals Nathanael Greene (1781) and Benjamin Lincoln. He was the father of Rear Admiral William Bradford Shubrick. He died at the family estate in Belvedere, South Carolina, 4 March 1810.
Swords of this period identifiable to Southern officers are rare.