Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 54
Land Transport Corps Sword
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
British, 19th century, double-edged blade, ribbed brass hilt, issued to non-commissioned officers, mudlarking find from the River Thames, 25 in.Note:ÿAn excerpt from Hume's 1956 book Treasure in the Thames: "...I received a letter from a man who had been working on the river foreshore close to the Blackwall Tunnel and had found a sword buried deep in the mud..."For further reading, refer toÿhttps://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.4824ÿpages 223-224.Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
some loses to gilt on handle, pitting and corrosion throughout (as one might expect when fished from a river)
Condition
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