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France, 1st Empire (1804-1814) - Restoration (1814-1830). Light Cavalry Senior Officer's saber type AN11, privately made deluxe variant, the blade engraved "HONNEUR ET PATRIE". Hunter-style mounting in originally gilded cast brass (remains), three-prong hilt finely chased with foliage friezes and curved quillon decorated en suite. Cap surmounted by a curved rivet knob chased with a radiating rib and long tail adorned with palms and palmettes on a sandblasted background. Wooden spindle sheathed in brass-filigree basane with two twisted chain wires bordered by two single wires. Shuttle-shaped mumps with a median flower flanked by two palmettes. Scarlet wool tie. Curved steel blade, with hollow sides and slightly convex back and gutter near the back. It is engraved in thirds with blued and gold remains, in "HONOR AND PATRY" cartouches on one side, and two three five-pointed radiating stars on the other side, the point sharpened in counter-edge. Steel scabbard with stained gray patina and traces of oxidation, with two brass suspension rings supported by two brass bracelets chased with foliage friezes. Brass scabbard. Asymmetrical cut steel stinger. Good saber in its original condition, Tourangelle house, never previously collected. (Wear and minor wear accidents, saber "cleaned and polished" over time, gilding on mount, bluing and gold on blade partly missing, basane and watermark on spindle with minor chips, old yoke repair on one end of scabbard. Fairly good condition.) 97 cm (blade 83 cm).

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

MANOLO VALDÉS, (Valencia, 1942). "Lady of Elche". Glazed ceramic with wooden base. Measurements: 22,50 x 18,50 x 21 cm, 26,50 x 18,50 x 21 cm (with base). Manolo Valdés was born in Valencia on March 8, 1942. In 1957 he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos where he spent two years, abandoning his studies to devote himself to painting. In 1964 he founded the artistic group Equipo Crónica together with Juan Antonio Toledo and Rafael Solbes, in which he remained until Solbes' death in 1981, even though two years after the group was founded, Toledo had left it. After the death of Rafael Solbes he continued working alone in Valencia for a few years, until 1989, when he traveled to New York where he set up his studio and continued experimenting with new forms of expression. He belongs to the Marlborough Gallery and the Freites Gallery. He also set up a studio in Madrid for the realization of large sculptures, alternating his work in both cities. Influenced by Velázquez, Rembrandt, Rubens and Matisse, Manolo Valdés creates a large format work in which lights and colors express a feeling of tactility by the treatment given to the materials. His work forces the viewer to delve into memory and search for significant images from the history of art. In addition to the works exhibited as part of Equipo Crónica, Valdés had more than 70 solo and group exhibitions between 1965 and 1981. As a sculptor, he is the author of La Dama del Manzanares (2003), a 13-meter high work located in the Parque Lineal del Manzanares (Madrid). In 2005 he created the sculptural group Asturcones, for the city of Oviedo. Valdés has received several awards, among which stand out: in 1965 the Lissone and Biella prizes, in Milan (Italy), in 1979, the Silver Medal of the II International Biennial of Engravings in Tokyo (Japan) and the Bridgestone Art Museum Prize in Lis'79 in Lisbon (Portugal); in 1983 the National Prize of Plastic Arts; the Alfons Roig Award, in Valencia; the National Prize of Fine Arts of Spain; in 1986 the Medal of the Biennial of the International Festival of Plastic Artists, in Baghdad (Iraq) and in 1993 the Decoration of the Order of Andres Bello in the class of Band of Honor, in Venezuela. In 2012 he was in charge of designing the poster for the bullfighting season at the Real Maestranza de Caballería in Seville.

Estim. 2,400 - 2,600 EUR