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A tournament, or tourney (from Old French) torneiement, tornei), was a chivalrous competition or mock fight in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (12th to 16th centuries), Tournaments included hand-to-hand combat, contests of strength and accuracy. Some thought that the tournaments were a threat to public order. The shows were often held to celebrate coronations, marriages of notable figures, births, recent conquests, peace treatises, etc. Some tournaments were held simply for pure entertainment.

This Milord handle Cane is an extraordinary hand-chased silversmith-work and is conceived to represent a tournament scene, we see, four knights intertwined in fierce combat, they are all covered by harnesses and armed with the weapons of those times. The scene is finished with an acanthus wreath until reaching the terrace, it is wearing minor dents around doe the use, there are no blows in the chivalrous scene. 

The handle is 7,5 cm high x 4 cm in diameter, it is very well modeled. We see a silver maker mark and a French trademark on the collar. The shaft is a beautiful malaca, and it displays the brand ANTOINE PALAIS ROYALE close to the ring (see picture). It finishes with a bimetal ferrule. The O.L. is 90 cm and the condition is excellent.

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