Swept Hilt Rapier
ca. 1600 (made)
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Chiselled with figures, damascened with gold and partly gilded, the blade inscribed 'IVAN.MARTINEZ.IN.TOLLETTE' and 'IN.TE.DOMINE.SPERAVI' and stamped with the mark of a standing man (possibly for the Mair family)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chiselled steel, damascened with gold and partly gilded |
| Brief description | Swept hilt rapier, chiselled, gold damascened and partly gilt, with a spurious Spanish signature, Augsburg, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | Chiselled with figures, damascened with gold and partly gilded, the blade inscribed 'IVAN.MARTINEZ.IN.TOLLETTE' and 'IN.TE.DOMINE.SPERAVI' and stamped with the mark of a standing man (possibly for the Mair family) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
| Object history | Provenance: Spitzer Collection. Frédéric Spitzer (b. 1815; d. 1890) was born in Vienna, and settled in Paris in 1852. He amassed a large collection of works of art, which were housed in l'hotel de la rue Villejust, known as the Musée Spitzer. The collection was auctioned in Paris in 1893. |
| Bibliographic reference | A.R.E. North, European Swords, V&A, cat. 9
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| Accession number | M.182-1921 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2004 |
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