MEDIEVAL KING! WARRIORS! Antique ORNATE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SWORD! Masonic CLASSIC!

Description: See Our Auctions for The Widest Variety Of High Quality Antique Masonic & Fraternal Swords, Jewelry & Regalia! ANTIQUES & COLLECTICLES 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. The Shining Glory Of History & Artistry! PRESENTING A VERY SYMBOLIC & BEAUTIFULLY ORNATE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1890's-Early 1900’s MEDIEVAL STYLE SILVER & ENAMEL & ETCHED MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CEREMONIAL & RITUAL SWORD! INSPIRED BY ANCIENT LEGEND & LORE! THE NOBLE MEDIEVAL KING! QUITE POSSIBLY KING RICHARD "THE LION HEART"! A BELOVED & ADMIRED TEMPLAR DESIGN! ARISTOCRATIC TWO-SIDED DECORATED GRIP! HOLY CROSS INSIDE A MYSTICAL TRIANGLE! GRAND PATRON OF CRUSADES! ENJOY A MAGICAL JOURNEY INTO THE HISTORIC PAST! A VISION IN CLASSIC ANTIQUE ARTISTRY! BAROQUE & ROCOCO TRADITIONS! HIGHLY DETAILED SYMBOLIC MYSTICAL SCABBARD! SPARKLING JEWEL-LIKE RED ENAMEL! VISION OF EMPEROR CONSTANTINE! THREE TIERS ON ONE SCABBARD MOUNT! "KT" INITIALS FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLAR! HISTORIC SCABBARD KNIGHT’S CREST! ETCHED & ENGRAVED SYMBOLIC BLADE! TEMPLAR WARRIOR! VICTORY BANNER! ETERNAL MASONIC SQUARE & COMPASS! SKULL & CROSSED BONES!..MORTALITY! HISTORIC BATTLE IN ANCIENT ACRE! MYSTICAL SUN RADIATES MUCH LIGHT! MEDIEVAL SYMBOLIC CROSS IN CROWN! THE NOBLE KING, PATRON OF CRUSADES! EXPERTLY MADE BY "THE M. C. LILLEY & CO”! MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH A GERMAN BLADE MAKER! Below is a nostalgic antique picture showing the buildings of the M.C. Lilley & Company where this great Sword was created. This is how tbhings looked back then. (This illustration is used only as a historic reference and does not come with the Sword.) (below) MITCHELL CAMPBELL LILLEY, founder of M. C. Lilley Co, ILLUMINATING KNIGHTS POMMEL! DYNAMIC ROCOCO ICONOGRAPHY! A TRUE MASONIC TEMPLAR CLASSIC! A GREAT COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY! FREE SHIPPING TO USA! FOREIGN BIDDERS INQUIRE ABOUT COSTS! 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! Presenting a Well Crafted and Beautiful Ornate Silver and Enamel Antique 1890's-early 1900’s Masonic Knights Templar Ceremonial Sword. Ancients Kings, Emperors and Warriors come to life with historic images of King Richard the Lion Heart, Emperor Constantine and brave knights. You have Sparkling Jewel-like Enamel on the top mount. The grip is made of an early celluloid. The Rococo blade is rich in symbols; Skull & Bones, Knights, Battle, Square and Compass, King etc. Medieval Knight Pommel is a sculpture in miniature. The Sword is in very good vintage condition with only some normal expected minor wear (The beautiful glowing scabbard has some routine light oxidation freckling. A few small oxidized spots were successfully treated so as not to spread. A few inches on the blade where the makers mark appears is worn). No serious problems. The sword in its scabbard measures approximately 36 inches. the sword alone is around 35 ¼ inches. The blade is 28 inches. A VERY SYMBOLIC & BEAUTIFULLY ORNATE HISTORIC ANTIQUE Circa 1890's-Early 1900’s MEDIEVAL STYLE SILVER & ENAMEL & ETCHED MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CEREMONIAL & RITUAL SWORD! INSPIRED BY ANCIENT LEGEND & LORE! The original owner's name and that of the maker is on the blade. This fine Sword was made by “The M. C. Lilley & Co”, one of the most quality consistent of all the historic American makers of Military and Fraternal Swords. The blade was crafted in Germany. “The M. C. Lilley & Co” ranks high alongside the “Ames Sword Company”, “The Pettibone Bros” 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 auctionsWe 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 IN USA. Payment is expected within 5 days of auction close. FOREIGN SALES: Shipping this item to another country requires that it will only be sent with full INSURANCE and TRACKING which is EXPENSIVE. International bidders should first ask about exact shipping costs. WE DO NOT SHIP TO any country where the import of this type of item is not permitted. Thank You. OURS IS A BUSINESS WHICH IS RUN BY MASONS. We have sold many fine items to Masonic museums and institutions as well as to private collectors around the world. We regularly correspond with scholars, archivists and historians around the world.The arts and artistry associated with Masonry has preoccupied us for many years and we love this field of history immensely. Having always been enthusiastically 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. CHECK OUR AUCTIONS EACH WEEK FOR A WIDE SELECTION OF THE FINEST MASONIC SWORDS, ANTIQUES & OTHER FASCINATING QUALITY COLLECTIBLES! HANDSOME ANTIQUE KNIGHT TEMPLAR RITUAL SWORD! 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Price: 595 USD

Location: New York, New York

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