Officer's sword with gilded brass keyboard, chiseled with a lion posed on a trophy of arms, guard branch ending with a scallop shell, pommel in the form of a crook, finished with a lion's head drinking from the scallop shell, spindle with striated mother-of-pearl plates, flat engraved blade, traces of bluing, Length : 87 cm (end of the blade has been cut, without scabbard) First Empire period, good condition for the handle

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.