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Sword with silver hilt
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Sword with silver hilt

Abraham du Cellieé · c. 1775 · etching; blocked; faceting; drawn thread work; gild; blauwen; iron (metal); gilding (material); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Dress sword. The silver hilt has beaded decorations; the pommel is egg-shaped and divided into two planes, as is the grip; the quillon block is decorated on both sides with two hollow panels between the beaded decoration; the knuckle bow is hooked into the pommel and disappears into the quillon block from which also the short quillon and two short finger guards emerge, touching the counter-guard; the counter-guard is decorated in the same way as the rest, but with pierced work in between and not decorated at the bottom, but stamped with the city mark of Amsterdam and the initials of the silversmith.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDegen met zilveren gevest. c. 1775. Abraham du Cellieé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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