197 of 587 lots
197
AMERICAN BRASS SWORD BY R. I. BROWNE
Estimate:
$300 - $500
Sold
$1,500
Live Auction
Summer Estates | July 21, 2024
Category
Description
Having a carved bone handle, a pommel decorated with an eagle's head, and having a sheath decorated with an eagle, flag and foliage motif, and blade decorated with gilt eagle motif, Maker's mark for R.I. Browne, Boston, Warranted By repute the sword belonged to Daniel G.E. Dickenson, 2nd Lieutenant of the Company of the First Regiment of Mass., Volunteers, May 25,1961 (N.B. DOCUMENTS IN LOT 195)
Condition
With some loss to the bone carving, as pictured. Appears to have maker's mark "R. I. Brown & Co / Boston / Warranted" on blade near handle (see additional high res images).
Provenance
Descended through a Greenwich, CT estate