Description: See Our Auctions for The Widest Variety Of High Quality Antique Masonic Swords, Jewels and Other Fraternal Items! ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THEY PROVIDE GREAT PLEASURE WHILE GROWING IN VALUE! WE WELCOME YOU TO CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS Join us each week for a large and diversified selection of the finest in Masonic antiques and collectibles 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. THIS IS THE "CRÈME DE LA CRÈME" OF ANTIQUE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SKULL AND CROSSED BONES SWORDS! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! PRESENTING A MOST HYPNOTIC, SUPER-SYMBOLIC & RARE HISTORIC ORNATE, HIGH-QUALITY SILVER & ENAMEL ANTIQUE Circa 1890's MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ROCOCO-STYLE MEDIEVAL-MYSTICAL RITUAL SWORD FEATURING A DRAMITIC TWO-SIDED COAT-OF-ARMS POMMEL WITH PROFOUND SYMBOLIC SKULL & BONES! PROFOUND SKULL IN HALO-TYPE COMPOSITION! A Stark Reminder of Humankind’s Mortality! BRAZEN SERPENT ENCIRCLING THE CROSS! CAPTIVATING ORNATE DOUBLE-SIDED HAND-GUARD! SPARKLING MEDIEVAL ENAMEL CROSS IN CROWN! MASTERFULLY CRAFTED IN BAROQUE & ROCOCO STYLES! THE PASCHAL LAMB WITH CROSS ON THE REVERSE! ”IN HOC SIGNO VINCES”! ”WITH THIS SIGN SHALT THOUGH CONQUER”! FINEST, BEAUTIFUL UNIQUE TEMPLAR SWORD! AN OUTSTANDING PIECE MADE BY A MASONIC OWNED COMPANY! THE PERFECT HARMONY OF ART & HISTORY! MARVELOUS HAND-ENGRAVED ARTISTIC GRIP! ON REVERSE, AN ILLUMINATING TRIPLE CROSS! A GLOWING SCABBARD! HANDSOMELY DECORATED! UNIQUE TWO-SIDED SYMBOLIC SCABBARD MOUNTS! MIRACULOUS VISION OF EMPEROR CONSTANTINE! MOUNTS THAT ARE HISTORIC AND INSPIRATIONAL! REVERSE OF EACH MOUNT IS NICELY DECORATED! A SPECTACULAR SETTING! ENAMAL CROSS IN CROWN! A GRAND EVOCATION OF THE MEDIEVAL ERA! PASSIONATE PILGRIM JOURNEYING TO JERUSALEM! WARRIOR SUIT OF ARMS ON REVERSE OF MOUNT! MEDIEVAL COAT-OF-ARMS! ARMOR! WEAPONRY! SPECTACULAR IN EVERY WAY! GREAT FOR DISPLAY! DELICATE ENGRAVINGS ON SCABBBARD SURFACE! CEREMONIAL SWORD AND CLASSIC MASONIC TROWEL! METAPHYSICAL! ESOTERIC! HISTORIC & ARTISTIC! AN ARISTOCRATIC SILVERY ETCHED BLADE! CLASSIC ARTISTRY! ROCOCO PATTERNS THROUGHOUT! HISTORIC TEMPLAR BATTLE IN ANCIENT ACRE! EVERYTHING POINTS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! MADE BY THE ILLUSTRIOUS "PETTIBONE BROTHERS"!.……A FAMOUS HISTORIC FIRM FOUNDED BY, ADMINISTERED & SUPERVISED BY FREEMASONS! A MUCH CHERISHED & WELL CARED FOR SWORD! AMONG THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL TEMPLAR SWORDS! THOSE WITH A PASSION FOR THE GLORIES OF THE MEDIEVAL EPOCH OR THE RENAISSANCE AGE WILL APPRECIATE THIS CLASSIC ANTIQUE HISTORICAL YORK RITE SWORD! A HYPNOTIC VISIONARY EXPERIENCE! MYSTICAL!…ALLEGORICAL!…HISTORIC! ALLURING! WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD! CLASSIC IN DESIGN, CONCEPT & EXECUTION! ONE OF THE MOST HANDSOME SKULL SWORDS! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! Bidders Note: This Item Only Ships to the United States! Visit Our Classicliterati Auctions Each Week For... Fascinating, Historic & Unique Collectible Treasures! Regarded by Collectors Worldwide as the Leading Specialist in Masonic, Knights Templar, Odd Fellows, Fraternal and other Secret Society Antiques & Collectibles! We also Feature Many Other Fascinating Collectibles from Throughout the World! We Treat You Like Royalty!!! KEEP CHECKING OUR CLASSICLITERATI AUCTIONS! This is a Sensational, Unusual and Super-Ornate and High-Quality Antique circa 1890’s Masonic Knights Templar Silver and Enamel Sword! The Sword was obviously well cared for. Castings are all first-rate. They sparkle like magic. The front of the Two-Sided Pommel has a Skull and Bones symbolizing Mankind’s Mortality. The reverse has the Brazen Serpent Encircling Cross. Rich in Symbolism, also featured are the Medieval Cross in Crown, Paschal Lamb, Emperor Constantine’s Miraculous Vision, and Christian Pilgrim etc. Each Ornate Scabbard Mount has unique decorative designs on backside, including a Warrior’s Suit of Arms. The two-sided Grip has Masterful Engraved designs. Rococo etchings are also on the scabbard surface. The Fanciful Hand-Guard is Outstanding. The silvery blade has swirling Rococo designs and a depiction of the Templar Battle in Ancient Acre. The overall Rococo style is fabulous. The sword is virtually Mirror-Bright. It is in very good vintage condition with only a few barely noticeable small areas of age wear. The Sword in its Scabbard measures approximately 38 ½ inches. Alone the Sword is 37 ½ inches. The Blade is 30 inches. With its gallery of hypnotic Medieval Imagery, even the "Dungeons and Dragons" Crowd would be impressed. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! A MOST HYPNOTIC, RARE ORNATE HIGH-QUALITY ANTIQUE TEMPLAR ROCOCO SWORD FEATURING SKULL & BONES! The name of the original owner is etched on the blade and scabbard as is the name of the maker. This sword was made by “The Pettibone Bros”, a world famous company founded by and for the most part staffed by Freemasons. They rank high alongside “The Ames Sword Company”, “M. C. Lilley & Co” and “William Horstmann of Philadelphia”. 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 as well as many collectors the world over. Please keep checking our Classicliterati auctions. Please note that we try to describe items to the best of our ability. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. FREE SHIPPING. Payment is expected within 5 days of auction close. SHIPPING ONLY TO THE UNITED STATES. Thank You CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC & FRATERNAL SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! OURS IS A BUSINESS WHICH IS RUN BY MASONS. Our clients include Masonic Museums and libraries as well as private collectors the world over. 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 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. FABULOUS ANTIQUE TEMPLAR SWORD WITH SKULL! 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Price: 745 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-13T00:42:20.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Crusades, Crusaders: Crusades, Crusaders
Secret Society: Secret Society
Organization: Masonic, Freemasonry
Skull and Crossed Bones: Skull and Crossed Bones
Historic, Occult, Spiritual: Historic, Occult, Spiritual
Rococo etchings: Rococo etchings
Brazen Serpent Encircling Cross: Brazen Serpent Encircling Cross
Silver, Enamel: Silver, Enamel
Knights Templar: Knights Templar
Inspirational, Christianity, Religious: Inspirational, Christianity, Religious
Featured Refinements: Knights Templar Collectible
Fraternal: Fraternal
Mystical, Symbols, Metaphysical: Mystical, Symbols, Metaphysical
Mortality: Mortality
York Rite: York Rite
In Hoc Signo Vinces: In Hoc Signo Vinces
Pilgrim travelling to Holy Jerusalem: Pilgrim travelling to Holy Jerusalem
Emperor Constantine’s Miraculous Vision: Emperor Constantine’s Miraculous Vision
Paschal Lamb: Paschal Lamb
Cross Inside Crown, Cross of Malta: Cross Inside Crown, Cross of Malta
Year: 1890's
Rococo designs: Rococo designs
Weaponry, Battle Shield, Suit of Armor: Weaponry, Battle Shield, Suit of Armor
Battle in the ancient city of Acre: Battle in the ancient city of Acre
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Religious, Christianity, Holy Land, Judea: Religious, Christianity, Holy Land, Judea