An English Silver-Mounted Hunting Hanger
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
Footnotes:
For details of the Cullum family of cutlers see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 84-85
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф
Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.
Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.