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AN AMERICAN SILVER-HILTED EAGLE–POMMEL SABRE, ADAM LYNN, ALEXANDRIA, VA, CIRCA 1810
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- marked twice on knuckle bow and on quillon A.Lynn, blade marked G at ricasso for Thomas Gill, cutler Birmingham.
- length of blade 28 in.
- 71.1 cm
broad curved fullered blade, silver Eagle-pommel and knuckle-guard, the square-form wood grip wrapped with a band engraved silver with incorporated oval plate
Provenance
Jackson/Gillooly, September 2001
Condition
oval plate with engraving removed
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Another sword by Lynn was featured in the exhibition In the Neatest, Most Fashionable Manner: Three Centuries of Alexandria Silver, October 28, 1994-January 31, 1995, p. 68; the same sword appeared in Southern Silver: an Exhibition of Silver Made in the South Prior to 1860, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 1968-November 10, 1968, illustration L-9-C