A Rare Very Fine Spanish Cup Hilt Rapier with Flamboyant Blade. 46” overall, 39” flamboyant blade with full length narrow fuller, indistinctly signed ‘HOAICR AOARO’. Hilt comprising lob cup guard chiselled with a repeated design of flowering foliage and scallop shells, round quillons swelling with button tips, knuckleguard en suite and with central moulding, cushion shaped pommel with button, fluted bone grip.
Circa 1630
A very fine sword with a wonderful blade in very good condition, button lacking from one quillion.