Bidspirit auction | MEDIEVAL TWO-HANDED FALCHION SWORD

MEDIEVAL TWO-HANDED FALCHION SWORD - Ca. AD 1400 - 1500 or later A two-handed falchion sword of a type most commonly seen in medieval manuscripts. Falchions are found in different forms from around the 13th century up to and including the 16th century, though two-handed examples are extremely rare. Size: 1110mm x 265mm; Weight: 1.37kg. Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly in a collection of M. Prill, Brussels, 2013; previously in private Belgian collection; previously in UK collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: National Library of France, Department of Manuscripts, French 50 f.324v