Auction 042322
Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till
By Casco Bay Auctions
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Apr 23, 2022
147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
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Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the James L. Kochan Collection.
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LOT 117:
An East India Company Officer’s Sword, c. 1790
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Sold for: $950
Start price:
$
600
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $2,400
Buyer's Premium: 20%
sales tax: 5.5% On the full lot's price and commission
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An East India Company Officer’s Sword, c. 1790
A straight-bladed, “cut and thrust” sword of the type known as a spadroon, with a 30 ¼ in. L x 1 3/16 in. W, doubled-edged blade of diamond profile, single fullered and ending in a “spear” point. It has a gilded brass, “five-ball” decorated, stirrup-hilt, ending in a pillow-shaped pommel, with a reeded grip with an inset centered band of gilded brass, on which is engraved within an oval on the right side the device of the East India Company, a rampant lion holding a crown. This is a fighting arm favored by both the naval and military officers of “John Company.” The blade is marked “Solingen” and dates to earlier in the 18th century and is probably a period rehilting of a blade carried earlier in service by his father or grandfather, a common practice at this time. Overall length: 36 ¼ inches.
