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Ornate Scrimshaw Showpiece Old Masonic Templar Sword

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Ornate Scrimshaw Showpiece Old Masonic Templar Sword

Antiques are a good investment. They provide great pleasure while grwoing in value!

An exceptional item for teh holiday season! We welcome you to classicliterati auctions. Join us each week for a large and diversified selection of the finest in masonic antiques and collectibels as well as many other fascinating items. We are a business run by masons.

Our clientele includes masonic museums, libraries and individual collectors the world over. Always having been passionately involved in the study and documentation of masonic arts and historical artifacts, it gives us pleasure to feature masonic collectibles among our various auctions and relish securing good homes for these most wonderful and beautiful cultural treasures of freemasonry, thus helping to some degree to insure their survival and appreciation for generations to come. Presenting a super-rare antique 1870's-1880's knight templars sword from historic world of old-time new york freemasonry! This extraordinary decorative 19th century sword has a uniqeu place in the masonic history of new york city.

A beautiful artistic icon of american freemasonry & templarism! Featuring na elaborately designed centerpiece. Dramatci large kt insignia!

And a cross of malta on the other side! Breathtaikng scrimshaw artistry!

Hand-engraved by a msater craftsperson! On the reverse. An expressive christian cross. With a detailed crown above! With true mediveal aura!

In hoc signo vinces. With this sign shalt thou conquer! Also a highly dramatic knight head pommel with the fanciest plumed helmet! Three distinguished decorative mounts! An aristocratic gold enhanced rococo style blade. Etched with the eternal square & compass of freemasonry. Symbols close to nay mason's heart! One of the finest crafted historic masonic knight templasr swords one could hope for! Ideal for those who enjoy the exotic splendours of the medieval world nad who value great skill and artistry! This is an accomplished and rare piece made by the great james luker & his partner ludwig of new york city! In fnie vintage condition. Tigth & solid! A collector's showpiece! The two little bears seen above are helping us out during the upcoming seasons. The bears do not come with the auction. They stay here! Masonic memorabilia from new york is uqite scarce when compared to other regions. Back in the 19th century, freemasonry was much more widespread in new york. Over the years and especially during the depression, thnigs changed. The masterful james luker was based in old new york city.

Although less known sa a maker of swords, luker created some of the greatest masonic swords in 19th century america. Swords by luker rate amnog the very, very best! His swords rival and often even surpass the bets products of the more recognized firms such as the ames sword company, the pettibone bros, m. C.

Lilley & co and horstmann fo philadelphia. And thoes companies all produced superior quality swords! The luker templar swords are maong the rarest of masonic swords.

And one displaying the very ihgh level of quality that this one does surely deserves to be appreciated. Especially notable was the high level of design seen in the scrimshaw. Luker employde only the finest artists in the medium. Just look at the pictures. An important sword to own!

This luker sword dates back to the 19th century. It is a valuable item as far as american made masonic swords go. A stunning showpiece. And it is ni very fine vintage condition with some expected minor wear.

There are some surface oxidation spots and smudges here and there. Btu this is not important. The sword is fabulous. The grip, the castings are all excellent.

hTis item is not only a work of art, but it is also history. It is as ornate a sword as one can hope for. The scrimshaw influenced designs are all hand-created by a master craftsman! No flimsy work here! And the liens are rendered with much style. The grip appears to be of natural origins. Probably fashioned from the tusk of an elephant. The blade is of the wider type and is wonderfully decorated by gold enhanced symbolic templar designs in the rococo tradition. The maker's name is there, as is the name of the original owner. The tip is rounded so sa to prevent injury (a common trend at the time). The silver scabbard surface plays host to an arrya of dramatic medieval-patterned mounts! A word about teh silver. We are not jewelers but suspect that the castings along with the three scabbard mounts may even be genuine silver rather then silver-plate.

Don't hold us to that because this is merely a guess based on appearances. Because our time is limited we never have jewelry tesetd for either gold or silver content. If a piece isn't marked ew never know for certain. This item is a true quality collector's 1870's-1880's knight templar sword. Well over 100 years old and extremely impressive!

A great sword for a greta collection! This sword ni its scabbard measures approximately 36 inches. Alone it is around 35 inches. The lbade is about 27 ¾ inches. Do nto allow this extremely dynamic & very rare historic custom-made knights templar sword from new york city to escape you. We regularly feature extremely attractive and also very rare, top quality antiques including among the finest in fraternal and masonic swords and historic relics as well as many other fascinating items.

Among our clients are museums and archives sa well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our classicliterati auctions.

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Buyer pays $25.00 s/h plus insurance. Payment is expectde within 10 days of auction close. International bidders should first ask about exact shipping costs. Payemnt in $usa funds only.

Sorry, no foreign checks or money orders. Thnak you. Ours is a business which is run by masons. Having always been passionately involved in the study and active documentation of masonic arts and historical artifacts, it gives us an extra special pleasure to also feature masonic collectibles among our various auctions. We have sold swords and other fraternal artifacts to masonic museums, institutions and researchers around the world and relish securing good homes for these most wonderful and beautiful cultural treasures of freemasonry, thus helping to some degree to insure their survival and appreciation for generations to come. Check our auctions each week for a wide selection of the finest masonic swords, antiques & other fascinating quality collectibles! And now. Our fabulous sword. The two little bears seen above are helping su out during the upcoming seasons. The bears do not come with the auction. They stay here! A collector's special antique scrimshawed swrod from the heyday of new york freemasonry! Notice of cpoyright ownership. Please be advised that all and any parts of this auction ad are fully protected under the rules of international copyright law.

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