Lot 1427 - A194 Arms & Armour Col. Sigrist - Thursday, 24. September 2020, 05.00 PM
LUCERNE HAMMER
Swiss, 1st third of the 17th century.
Square tip with broad base, simple decorative engraving. The parrying spikes in the center of the hammer part also have a fastening function. Two langets and bands. Shaft, restored.
L 233 cm.
Provenance:
- Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne.
The term "Lucerne hammer" was invented by the Lucerne art and weapons collector, J. Meyer-Bielmann ca. 1860, and first published by A. Demmin in his "Guide des Amateurs d’Armes …" in 1869. From the end of the 16th century, the "Lucerne hammer" is designated as a "Murder Axe" in the Lucerne Inventories. Lucerne hammers were produced up to the end of the 17th century and used well into the 18th century.
- Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne.
The term "Lucerne hammer" was invented by the Lucerne art and weapons collector, J. Meyer-Bielmann ca. 1860, and first published by A. Demmin in his "Guide des Amateurs d’Armes …" in 1869. From the end of the 16th century, the "Lucerne hammer" is designated as a "Murder Axe" in the Lucerne Inventories. Lucerne hammers were produced up to the end of the 17th century and used well into the 18th century.
CHF 1 600 / 2 400 | (€ 1 650 / 2 470)
Sold for CHF 4 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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