Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Spanish Court Sword Formerly the Property of Marchese (Fernando) Guiccioli, the 82.5 cm diamond shaped blade with short single fullers, these engraved ‘S E Bastiano Ernandez’ and ‘En Toledo’, plated plain cross guard with semi-pas d’ane rings and fluted hand grip complete with its metal mounted leather scabbard.Attached label states ‘The Court sword of Marchese (Fernando) Guiccioli. Given to me by Aunt Cousie when I won the fencing at Wellington in 1922’. The blade stated by the owner to be 17th century with 19th century mounts, good overall condition £300-400