Lot 517
  • 517

RARE SILVER-HILTED CHILD'S SWORD, POSSIBLY AMERICAN, CIRCA 1760

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • silver
  • Length 23 1/2 in.
Marked IR in rectangle on guard.

Provenance

Frank H. Sommer III (1922-2006);
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, May 2008, lot 525.

Condition

handle lacking terminal, guard and handle loose, silver wire not tightly bound, otherwise good
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