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165 - *Sword of a member of the Institute of Egypt, with a finely chased and hallmarked vermeil hilt, the pommel re-engraved with a palmette and spiderwebs, pommel with a leaf-shaped projection at the top of the branch (Boutet type), tang featuring two mother-of-pearl plates, the front one adorned with an Egyptian motif; blade engraved, blued, and gilded one-third of the way up, signed: “I S & C”; leather scabbard, beautiful vermeil pommel fully engraved with foliage, button chiseled with a Gorgon’s head, gilded brass ferrule; length 97.5 cm. (A chip on the mother-of-pearl inlay on the front; leather is post-period).
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*Sword of a member of the Institute of Egypt, with a finely chased and hallmarked vermeil hilt, the pommel re-engraved with a palmette and spiderwebs, pommel with a leaf-shaped projection at the top of the branch (Boutet type), tang featuring two mother-of-pearl plates, the front one adorned with an Egyptian motif; blade engraved, blued, and gilded one-third of the way up, signed: “I S & C”; leather scabbard, beautiful vermeil pommel fully engraved with foliage, button chiseled with a Gorgon’s head, gilded brass ferrule; length 97.5 cm. (A chip on the mother-of-pearl inlay on the front; leather is post-period). Early Empire period. Good condition. HALLMARKS: Association of Silversmiths; silversmith: “L D,” Louis Joseph DEVAUX, stamped Paris 1806; pommel, lictor’s fasces, 1809/1819.
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Antique Weapons, Historical Memorabilia, and DecorationsAuction house
Thierry de Maigret +33 1 44 83 95 20 maxime@tdemaigret.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.