PAIR OF BRASS-HILTED SWORDS WITH WOODEN SCABBARD - CIRCA 1850-1900

A MATCHED PAIR OF STEEL-BLADED SWORDS WITH BRASS CROSS-GUARDS AND WOODEN GRIPS, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR ORIGINAL WOODEN SCABBARDS. THESE APPEAR TO BE DEMONSTRATION OR CEREMONIAL SWORDS OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE FROM THE MID-TO-LATE 19TH CENTURY.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- BLADES: STEEL WITH STRAIGHT PROFILE, APPROXIMATELY 75-80 CM IN LENGTH
- HILTS: BRASS CROSS-GUARDS WITH DECORATIVE PIERCED DETAIL TO THE QUILLONS
- GRIPS: TURNED WOODEN HANDLES WITH BRASS FERRULE BANDS
- SCABBARDS: WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH BRASS THROAT AND CHAPE FITTINGS

CONDITION: BOTH BLADES DISPLAY SURFACE OXIDATION AND AGE-RELATED PATINA. THE BRASS FITTINGS SHOW VERDIGRIS AND TARNISHING CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. WOODEN COMPONENTS EXHIBIT SPLITTING, SURFACE WEAR, AND MINOR CRACKS. THE SCABBARDS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION THOUGH BOTH SHOW DETERIORATION TYPICAL OF 19TH-CENTURY WOODEN PIECES. DESPITE COSMETIC WEAR, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF BOTH SWORDS REMAINS SOUND.

NOTE: THESE PIECES ARE OFFERED AS HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS IN THEIR CURRENT CONDITION. RESTORATION OR CONSERVATION WORK IS NOT RECOMMENDED WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT.

Item Size: Height: 90cm, Width: 8cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 4Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548760+6

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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