December 10, 2019 Edged Weapon, Armor & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2019
Lot consists of: two American eagle pommel swords with bone grips, one about 1820, the other about 1830. (A) Five ball eagle head pommel with round reeded grip. Unmarked blue and gilt blade. Black leather, brass mounted scabbard with mounts, rings and stud in place. CONDITION: Good to very good. Hilt has untouched, age patina. Blade shows blue and bright gilt, but with intrusion of grey spots and some raised brown that are also on the upper bright and grey blade. Edge and point are good. (B) Unusual naval officer's sword, identical to Peterson-134. Narrow spadroon blade, blued, gilt and bright etched. Brass hilt and scabbard show traces of silver wash. Bone grip with checkering and gull-wing chevrons. Floral cast reverse 'P' guard. Langets with floral edge and fouled anchor. Extended 16" blued panels with flamboyant scrolling ends, drypoint etched, gilt washed motifs separated by bright etched panels. The sword illustrated by Peterson had a provenance to a Navy Assistant Surgeon who entered service in 1834, but the sword falls under the general heading of navy officer's swords of the 1813 to 1841 period with the langets and bright etched panels popular in the 1820s. Brass scabbard with two carrying rings and screw fastened throat. CONDITION: Excellent. Upper portion of blade has some grey and brown staining to the bright metal, but the blue, gilt and bright etched panels are vivid. Very slight age gap along back edge of grip at backstrap, which is normal. Aged patina to brass scabbard. Hilt with aged brass patina and traces of silver wash, strongest on the langets. A scarce sword with a pretty tri-color blade very nice parallel to a known sword carried in US Navy service. (SR). PROVENANCE: From the Collection of George M. Rapport.
Blade Length
(A) 28" (B) 27"
Overall Length
(A) 33 - 1/2" (B) 32 - 3/8"