Colichemarde English smallsword

urbanspaceman · 13th June 2021, 03:46 PM

A beautiful piece of work.
Where did the information come from regarding the retailer?
Do you, by chance, happen to know the price?

I have seen one missive from the mid. 1700s where a chap complains:
"...can't get a handsome sword for £5 or £6, so have ventured to £8 lOs .... ".
That is a retail price of over £2,000 today, but a lot more in the relative cost of manual labour.

The hallmarks on my WK boat-shell colichemarde (posted in an earlier thread) show: WK; Lion; Leopard; ?. I can't make out the date mark.

mariusgmioc · 15th June 2021, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

Where did the information come from regarding the retailer?
Do you, by chance, happen to know the price?

The hallmarks on my WK boat-shell colichemarde (posted in an earlier thread) show: WK; Lion; Leopard; ?

The retailer name is marked on the scabbard (see photo). Unfortunately I don't remember the price and I didn't keep the invoice.

The lion (see photo) stands for sterling silver, while the crowned leopard is the mark of the London Assay Office.

urbanspaceman · 15th June 2021, 04:32 PM

Didn't keep the receipt? How can you return it if it gets bent?

Will M · 16th June 2021, 02:35 PM

Very nice sword, I've been admiring this type lately. Don't ask the price and you won't get those answers.

urbanspaceman · 16th June 2021, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Will M

Very nice sword, I've been admiring this type lately. Don't ask the price and you won't get those answers.

Marius and I were having a joke between us.
It was the original price paid - when new - I was interested in.
Marius understood that; you obviously didn't.
My inclusion of the mid.18th century missive, and his inclusion of the smiley emotive, should have made that clear.
Nobody cares how much Marius paid for it; and if they did, it would be impertinent to ask.

Will M · 16th June 2021, 04:45 PM

I totally agree!!

mariusgmioc · 17th June 2021, 05:08 PM

All said and done, I have no issue disclosing the price... providing I can still remember it, and in this case I found it in my purchase log on the Saleroom website.
It was 1500 GBP (hammer price) + charges, and I got it from Bonhams, on 27 November 2019.

Now I have a question of my own: why would be rude to ask about the price?!

I noticed on multiple occasions that asking about the price of an item was somehow considered "tabu" subject but I do not understand why?!

13th June 2021, 03:46 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 689	Georgian Bling A beautiful piece of work. Where did the information come from regarding the retailer? Do you, by chance, happen to know the price? I have seen one missive from the mid. 1700s where a chap complains: "...can't get a handsome sword for £5 or £6, so have ventured to £8 lOs .... ". That is a retail price of over £2,000 today, but a lot more in the relative cost of manual labour. The hallmarks on my WK boat-shell colichemarde (posted in an earlier thread) show: WK; Lion; Leopard; ?. I can't make out the date mark.

15th June 2021, 04:32 PM	#3
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 689	Warranty Didn't keep the receipt? How can you return it if it gets bent?

16th June 2021, 02:35 PM	#4
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 395	Very nice sword, I've been admiring this type lately. Don't ask the price and you won't get those answers.

16th June 2021, 04:45 PM	#6
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 395	I totally agree!!

17th June 2021, 05:08 PM	#7
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	All said and done, I have no issue disclosing the price... providing I can still remember it, and in this case I found it in my purchase log on the Saleroom website. It was 1500 GBP (hammer price) + charges, and I got it from Bonhams, on 27 November 2019. Now I have a question of my own: why would be rude to ask about the price?! I noticed on multiple occasions that asking about the price of an item was somehow considered "tabu" subject but I do not understand why?!