A MATCHED PAIR OF CANDLE HOLDERS MADE FROM GERMAN LIONS HEAD SWORD HILTS.

A very common table top accessory during the 1920’s and 1930’s and a way of sword manufactures having another outlet for their products. I’ve have many sets over the years. Both from Imperial Germany and the Third Reich era. Even those made from Hunting Cutlass hilts.
This matching pair are made from brass hilts with lions head tops. Each lions head has red glass eyes. The grips are rough Ray skin with a single aluminium ‘springy wire’ wrap. Crossguard and langet festures an oak leaf design on each side.
A small section of blade is present but cut right down and threaded to go through the solid brass base. (The original nuts holding the hilts to the base were missing, so have been replaced with current steel ones)

Code: 4853