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Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli

Dated: circa 1600–1610

Culture: Italian

Medium: steel, copper, gold, silver, wood, textile

Measurements: overall length 108 inches (274.32 cm); blade length 35 inches (24.13 cm); width 9.5 inches (88.9 cm)

Classification: shafted weapons

The weapons features certain marking and inscriptions, thus on the blade lies the arms of Camillo, Cardinal Borghese, afterwards Pope Paul V. It is ensigned with the Papal badge (keys and tiara): azure, a demi-dragon or, a chief of the Empire (gold, an eagle [or demi-eagle] displayed sable, crowned of first). Above that, there’s a crown with palm and olive branch.

Scipione Borghese (1 September 1577 – 2 October 1633) was an Italian Cardinal, art collector, and patron of the arts. A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini. His legacy is the establishment of the art collection at the Villa Borghese in Rome.

Source: Copyright © 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Presentation Sword

Dated: 20th century

Measurements: overall length 90.5 cm

The blade of the sword has no edge, but has a double groove and it is engraved with Arabic writings and floral motifs on one side. The filt, metallic grip and scabbard are richly decorated with filigree, floral motifs and red cabochon stones.

Source: Copyright © 2017 Czerny’s International Auction House S.R.L.

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Kora Sword

Dated: 18th- 19th century

Culture: Nepalese

Measurements: 70.5 cm overall length in scabbard

With broad blade in the traditional elephant ear form, the blade of the sword has a raised central ridge and scrolled tip. The hilt is made of steel with disk guards and domed pommel. It comes with a leather scabbard.

Source: Copyright © 2017 Auction Flex

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Saif Sword

Dated: 18 - 19th century

Culture: Arab

Medium: steel, silver, wood, brass, velvet

Measurements: overall length: 37in (940mm). Blade length: 31.5in (800mm)

The hilt of the sword is mounted with a large silver pommel cap, and a silver cross guard and collar, with a chain linking the two. The blade is a high quality, polished, European example. It has a single spine fuller, and a copper inlaid ‘dot’ near the hilt.

The original scabbard looks very Indian, and perhaps suggests that this is an Indo-Arab sword. It is covered in green velvet, with a pierced silver suspension loop, and a copper chape with traces of silver.

Sidenotes:

The word “saif” in Arabic is a general name for a curved sword, similar to the word “saber” in English.

However, in many cases, owners and collectors refers by Saif to a specific shape of a sword like the one shown here.

Various blade were employed, ranging from Persian trade to European military blades.

These swords are common in the Arabian Peninsula, more in its southern areas.

Source: Copyright © 2017 Akaal Arms

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Mi-Young Choi (Korean, b. 1971, South Korea, based London, England) - Enlightenment, 2013  Paintings: Oil on Canvas

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Marine Officer’s Saber

Dated: first quarter of the 19th century

Culture: probably American

Measurements: overall length 92 cm

Provenance: Ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA.

Featuring an eagle head pommel and elaborate guard with acorn finials, connected by a chain, the wooden grip of the sword is chequered. The curved, single-edged blade comes with a single broad fuller, etched, blued and gilded and signed “P. KNECHT SOLINGEN” at the forte. It is presented in its brass scabbard with embellished suspension bands.

Source: Copyright © 2017 iCollector

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Byzantine crescent-shaped earring of gold and cloisonné enamel, dated to 1000-1100 CE. The earring is only one inch tall.

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~Clasp. Date: ca. 1200 Geography: Made in Meuse Valley, South Netherlands Culture: South Netherlandish Medium: Copper alloy, gilding

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European Sword

Dated: circa 1610 - 1625

Medium: iron and steel, chiselled

Measurements: overall length 114.3 cm; width 4.3 cm; weight 1.145 kg

The sword has a semi-swept hilt made up of a flat, rhomboidal pommel, with prominent button, the flat sides roughly chiselled with pairs of nude figures in low relief. The wire-bound grip is of rectangular section, while the quillons are curved alternately upwards and downwards, the former forming the knuckle-guard. They are of flat section expanding at the ends where they are chiselled with masks wearing conventional, plumed head-dresses (one quillon has been broken and repaired by brazing).

There’s a curved branch, forming half of a hilt-arm, projects over the blade which is notched for the finger. The large side-ring with an oval cartouche in the centre is crudely chiselled, like the pommel, on the front side only, the back plain. The blade is of diamond section with a single fuller running to the point and a triple groove at the forte, while the the escutcheon is stamped on the reverse with a side mark.

Source: Copyright © 2016 The Wallace Collection

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Gold Koftgari Katar Dagger

Dated: circa 1750-1800

Culture: Indian

Measurements: overall length 15 inches (38.1cm); blade length 8.75 inches (22.2cm)

The weapon features the Koftgari designs with chiselled details. There are small losses to the koftgari at the base of the blade. The blade is made of wootz steel.

Source: Copyright © 2016 Historical Arms & Armor