A Fine Spanish Cup Hilt Rapier. 50” overall, 43” slender flattened diamond section blade with full length narrow fuller. Steel hilt comprising deep cup guard, the outer face pierced & chiselled with a symmetrical arrangement of tight scrolls of foliage, four masks with inlayed rose gold and silver inlayed scrolls with rolled brim and a running pattern of foliage & mythical beast heads, guardapolvo with pierced scrolls, a pair of twisted scroll straight steel quillons with button terminals, knuckle-guard en suit, solid pommel. The grip bound with plaited wire between Turks heads.
Circa 1630
Very fine Spanish rapier in good condition.