CEREMONY PAREMENT SWORD, Venetian, possibly religious in cha - Lot 230

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CEREMONY PAREMENT SWORD, Venetian, possibly religious in cha - Lot 230
CEREMONY PAREMENT SWORD, Venetian, possibly religious in character. Brass guard, chased and gilded; strong cross-braced with quillons bent downward, engraved with foliage and pierced, terminating in a dolphin's head; the body knot bears, on one side, an inscription: "MATTHEUS BRISIGHELLA ARSE..." and, on the other, a stylized woman, arms and legs in the form of foliage; important pommel forming a sort of reliquary surmounted by a papal tiara dominated by a cross on a sphere; fuse entirely filigree. Almost flat, double-edged blade, engraved with foliage at the heel, with a mark on each side, one of which retains a gold remnant; l. 43 mm L. 78 cm. Wooden FOREIGNER covered with red velvet with three gilded brass fittings, slightly cut and engraved with foliage. Italy, Venice, 17th century, circa 1650. Good condition. Total length 105 cm A quillon may have been repaired in the past; the velvet may have been changed in the 19th century. HISTORY: Brisighella, a town in the county of the Lamone Valley, near Faenza. The origins of the town go back to 1290, when the condottiere Maghinardo Pagani of Susinana built, on one of the three gypsum peaks, the most important fortress of the valley of the river Lamone, in order to protect himself from the attempts of the Manfredi family (lords of Faenza). In 1310, Francesco I Manfredi, lord of Faenza, occupied the territory and built another fortress on another rocky outcrop, at the foot of which the town grew. In 1410, Brisighella had more than 200 inhabitants and became the county seat of the Lamone Valley. In 1503, the country was occupied by Caesar Borgia and, after a brief occupation, fell under the domination of Venice, in 1508, which strengthened the defense system and erected an imposing tower connected to the belt of walls. In 1509, the papal troops sacked the town and the fortress, and the territory remained under papal rule until 1860, apart from the brief Napoleonic interlude. REFERENCES : one can compare this sword to three Venetian swords, presented in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, which are much more elaborate, but in the same spirit and given to Venice around 1610-1620. (Inventory number: J 175 - J 04958 - J 174). Another one, also a little more worked, is part of the collections of the Stibert museum in Florence, blade width 45 cm, length 95 cm n° 4822). It is given for the second half of the seventeenth century. Catalog by Alfredo Lensi , Room of the European weapons, Florence, 1917.
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