£280
A late 18th/ early 19th century Continental, possibly Spanish Steel Ceremonial axe: the blade decorated to one side with central vignette of a King seated holding a sword and sceptre, with ribbon entwined columns to either side of his head, standing figures of priests to sinister and knights to dexter, within a fish border with entwined serpent supports, the opposite side with similar cartouche depicting knights on horseback engaged in battle, both sides with surrounding scrolling floral decoration and bearing the date '1520', the blade with trefoil and winged bars, the steel handle engraved with floral and geometric bands and reeded pommel, overall length 69cm.
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