Ornamental dough; The hilt made of cast silver has been embellished and ajour worked with rococo curls; laurel wreaths; medallions with crowns above it and weapon trophies on it and flower girdles grouped on the baffle; the city hallmark of The Hague; a year letter and the brand of the silversmith are stamped on the bottom; the wooden handle is wrapped with silver band and twisted silver wire with braided grip rings on top and bottom. The blade with hold-shaped cross-section is blued at the top and etched with gilded arabesques; branched foliage and a panel with the name and address of the swordsman; ornaments; art; Martinus Merckse; Middelburg; c. 1750; silver (metal); gilding (material); wood (plant material); silver thread; gilding; l 97.5 cm l 80.2 cm x w 2.5 cm w 362 gr