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A RARE BOABDIL-STYLE TOLEDO SWORD

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
A RARE BOABDIL-STYLE TOLEDO SWORD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will a
Made by Bermejo of Toledo, and based closely upon the sword of the last Muslim ruler of Granada, Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil (1460-1533.) The grips of polished bone, the mounts elaborately engraved, enameled and gilded. The long, straight, double-edged blade wrought with a central fuller for its entire length, inscribed and gilded with the motto of the Moorish kings of Granada and vinework, and elaborately chiseled at the forte with geometrical cartouches enclosing the maker?s name, BERMEJO and TOLEDO. In its leather scabbard with finely engraved, gilded and enameled mounts decorated en suite with the hilt. C. 1920. Light wear, staining to blade. Overall length 105.5 cm.
Condition II