Seventeenth-Century Baroque Cup Hilt Sword: Elegance And Style

CUP HILT SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1610-A
Name	Cup Hilt Sword – Tomás de Ayala
Period	17th Century
Guard	Very elaborate, baroque aesthetics, includes quillons, handguard ring, floral and foliated decorations, heart-shaped crenellations with fleur-de-lis.
Blade	Straight with two flat surfaces, double-edged and a central fuller for most of its length.
Inscription	TOMAS DE IALA
Description	Beautiful sword by Tomás de Ayala, featuring a spectacular, somewhat pompous, churrigueresque and flowery ensemble. Guard similar to number 61 from Norman’s book used between 1600 and 1640. Pommel number 60 from the mid-17th century.
Total Length	1355 mm
Blade Length	1120 mm
Blade Width	22 mm
Museum Inventory	Lázaro Galdiano Museum, inv. no. 7380

Seventeenth-Century Baroque Cup Hilt Sword: Elegance and Style