{"product_id":"17th-century-rapier","title":"17th Century Rapier","description":"\u003cp\u003eA steel hilted rapier with a hexafoil saucer, dating to 1630-45. The hilt has a pair of quillons supporting arms which divide to form two equal branches linked to the edge of a saucer-shaped guard through the centre of which the blade passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA style very prevalent in mid-17th century art, one such example is illustrated in a portrait of Giovanni Carlo de' Medici, attributed to Justus Sutterman, about 1642.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/Ritratto_di_Giovan_Carlo_de__Medici.jpg?v=1769088281\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comparable hilt can be found in \"A portrait of an admiral\" by Adrien Diericks Rodriguez, about 1640 (Munich, Alte Pinakothek, Inv. No. 981).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/Adriano_Rodriguez_-_Ein_Admiral_-_981_-_Bavarian_State_Painting_Collections.jpg?v=1769088519\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA similar hilt is also illustrated in the engraving \"The feast at the return of the Prodigal Son\" by Abraham Bosse, about 1635.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/Abraham_Bosse_-_The_Prodigal_Son_The_Feast_in_Honor_of_the_Prodigals_Return_-__MeisterDrucke-1300881.jpg?v=1769088734\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar examples can be found:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuseo Stibbert, Florence, Cat. No. 1408.\u003cbr\u003eMusee de l'Armee, Inv. Nos. P.O.1518 \u0026amp; 1520.\u003cbr\u003eWallace Collection, Cat. No. A676.\u003cbr\u003eMusee de la  Porte de Hal al Brussels, Inv. No. 353, with a sauce made up of twelve petals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe A676 Rapier from the Wallace Collection is described as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/4ec2a5de-ccc0-4af6-8feb-2acf0885a5be.jpg?v=1769088854\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/e70d38ee-71dd-4f0f-94e2-61ee1b45d588.jpg?v=1769088930\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe total length is 117.5cm, blade 99cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences:\u003cbr\u003e\"Wallace Collection Catalogues, European Arms and Armour, Volume II Arms\"  by Sir James Mann, London, 1962.\u003cbr\u003e\"The Rapier and Small-Sword, 1460-1820\" by A V B Norman, London, 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource material courtesy of Mr \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.petermustonen.com\/\"\u003ePeter Mustonen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boyar Armoury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56032438223227,"sku":null,"price":3750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/5087\/9802\/files\/17th-century-rapier-sword-808.jpg?v=1769089993","url":"https:\/\/boyar-armoury.com\/products\/17th-century-rapier","provider":"Boyar Armoury","version":"1.0","type":"link"}