Design for a Rapier Hilt and Scabbard Chape, 1555, French, Etching, engraving, Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II (French, Neufchâteau 1532–1599 Damblain), This print of an elaborately decorated rapier hilt is a fine impression from a rare series of plates by Pierre Woeiriot, a goldsmith and prolific engraver. It is also an excellent example of the design and ornamentation of luxury arms in mid-sixteenth century France
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Design, Rapier Hilt, Scabbard Chape, 1555, French, Etching, engraving, Diam, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Works, Paper-Engravings, Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey II, Neufchâteau, 1532–1599, Damblain, print, elaborately decorated, rapier, hilt, fine impression, rare series, plates, Woeiriot, goldsmith, prolific engraver, excellent example, design, ornamentation, luxury arms, mid-sixteenth century, France
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