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wolviex · 10th February 2006, 09:13 PM

Hi Brian!
Thank you for your efforts. I'm not surprise that cartouches were made with different hand. That what you can't see are other gold and silver incrustations: the bust of king Jan III Sobieski, date 1692, flags, mace, sabre - I believe symbols of Turkish trophies. The date could be wrongly remembered date of Pereryta battle or it's just without sense, or maybe it was somehow important for the owner. There is also silver Polish Eagle, so the sabre was replenished few times in different periods.
This example is in museum from 1903, before it was in one of the most famous Krakow's family collection. We don't know if it was purchased by this colector from someone or was it drop from his ancestors - two of them fought in Vienna in 1683.

10th February 2006, 09:13 PM	#3
wolviex Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 418	Hi Brian! Thank you for your efforts. I'm not surprise that cartouches were made with different hand. That what you can't see are other gold and silver incrustations: the bust of king Jan III Sobieski, date 1692, flags, mace, sabre - I believe symbols of Turkish trophies. The date could be wrongly remembered date of Pereryta battle or it's just without sense, or maybe it was somehow important for the owner. There is also silver Polish Eagle, so the sabre was replenished few times in different periods. This example is in museum from 1903, before it was in one of the most famous Krakow's family collection. We don't know if it was purchased by this colector from someone or was it drop from his ancestors - two of them fought in Vienna in 1683.