A HIGHLY DECORATED MOMENTO MORI DAGGER, SECOND HALF OF
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A HIGHLY DECORATED MOMENTO MORI DAGGER, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, etched and gilt with a trophy-of-arms above a skull and crossed bones on one face and with foliage on the other (the tip very slightly chipped), white metal hilt set with coloured pastes (small losses), including scrolling cross-piece formed as a bejewelled serpent, wasted grip chased with scrolls and foliage, and the pommel surmounted by a skull and crossed bones in the round, in its wooden scabbard with matching chape and locket
12.5 cm; 5 in blade
with tapering blade of flattened-diamond section, etched and gilt with a trophy-of-arms above a skull and crossed bones on one face and with foliage on the other (the tip very slightly chipped), white metal hilt set with coloured pastes (small losses), including scrolling cross-piece formed as a bejewelled serpent, wasted grip chased with scrolls and foliage, and the pommel surmounted by a skull and crossed bones in the round, in its wooden scabbard with matching chape and locket
12.5 cm; 5 in blade
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A HIGHLY DECORATED MOMENTO MORI DAGGER, SECOND HALF OF
Estimate £300 - £400
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