The reason is as simple as he had it in his possession for a long while and eventually decided to pass it on and acquire new pieces. The collector that needs to control expenditure almost always use this methodology to adjust their collections over the years. Ewart always was aware that he was only a temporary guardian for these pieces that they would continue on and that to try to hold on to something forever was futile. Much better to care, nurture and learn then make sure they continue on to a good home.
The first time I met Ewart and Sybil he had an afternoon of tea and whiskey and great discussions. I spent the majority of the day with the sword laying in my lap and it really was one of the first pieces I was able to handle and admire in great detail and time. Pretty good day all and all
Best
Craig
What a neat story Craig. Can you describe the conditon of the sword as you saw it at that time?TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
I think that there was a huge arguement about the provenance of that sword as well. If I recall correctly it had passed through the hands of an expert faker/forger and was therefore suspect. It was sold away before the real provenance was proven.[/quote]
Yeah, that was my guess too (that and Roger's point that Canterbury was unconvinced of Edward's ownership of the sword). By the way, the "expert faker/forger" you speak of -- would that be a man named Louis Marcy?"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
I think that there was a huge arguement about the provenance of that sword as well. If I recall correctly it had passed through the hands of an expert faker/forger and was therefore suspect. It was sold away before the real provenance was proven.
Yeah, that was my guess too (that and Roger's point that Canterbury was unconvinced of Edward's ownership of the sword). By the way, the "expert faker/forger" you speak of -- would that be a man named Louis Marcy?[/quote]
Precisely. Apparently after some of his stuff was confirmed to be forgeries the "experts" of the day dismissed almost everything he had outright including the Edward III sword and a matching dagger that went with it. It was only after further study that others were pretty much able to definitively prove that the sword was authentic. Unfortunately by that time it had already been sold to a foreign collector.TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
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