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| Keywords: Meves Berns - Light Sword for Civilian Use - Walters 511387.jpg This hilt is remarkable for its figural motifs the pommel is chiseled as a lion the quillons as Africans' heads and the finger guard with a mythical unicorn attacked by a hound Combined these symbolize the ferocity of a noble warrior who uses his weapon in a pure cause though beset by adversity The hilt is attributed to Gottfried Leygebe by comparison with ones that are signed It may replace an earlier one that was damaged The blade is signed MEVES BERNS on one side and on the other side ME FECIT SOLINGEN Meves Berns of Solingen made me ca 1650 steel iron; grip is restored cm 102 5 accession number 51 1387 13203 Private collection Sweden Sale Sotheby's London April 16 1973 lot 219 Walters Art Museum 1973 by purchase Museum purchase 1973 place of origin Solingen Germany Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Bladesmiths Economy of Solingen Swords of Germany Unicorns in sculptures Dogs in art Lions in decorative arts | ||||
