"Romantic Three-figure Dagger 19th Century European Work "
ROMANTIC DAGUE with THREE FIGURES 19th century European work
Steel and gilt bronze
Total length: 23; L.: 5.2 cm
Blade length: 13.8 cm
This romantic dagger, also called a dagger of virtue, is made of steel and gilded bronze worked in the round. The fuse features an architectural capital, the hilt, centered on a coat-of-arms, has scrolled quillons, and the scabbard is similarly decorated on both sides with grotesque drawn-tongue heads, chimeras and bearded men's faces on a sandblasted background punctuated with foliate scrolls.
Double-edged steel blade with pointed tip.
On base
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Code : 5099
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