16th Century Venetian Cinquedea Sword
For Study and Research Only!
One of the finest pieces in the collection, the cinquedea being the rarest daggers due to their short production span of 100 years from around 1450 to 1550. This dagger rarer than other due to its beautiful workmanship indicating it was made for a nobleman.
This particular dagger depicts “Maestro Dei Cavallini, Emilia” and is in a extremely fine state.
The hilt is a typical cinquedea style with iron curved quillons, an iron pommel cap and horn grip with Rosette. The guard are richly decorated with floral motifs and gild with gold. The grip has been cleaned as this is apparent from the contrast between the rosette’s, overall the dagger has had some preservation and restorations works done over its life.
The blade is a wide fighting blade with the iconic multiple deep fullers on either side, the blade is heavily gilded with scenes and some form of bluing to form the background and create contrast.
Dimensions:
Overall length: 62 cm
Blade: 46 cm
Blade width: 8.5 cm
A work or Art and in amazing condition, truly a rarely seen sword of Museum quality!
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