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167 - *Senior officer's sword, with a chiseled and gilded brass hilt; the pommel is adorned with foliage and a winged thunderbolt, the hilt chased with a trophy of weapons and a shield adorned with the head of Medusa and held by a standing lion, surrounded by an oak branch and a laurel branch, pommel engraved with a frontal bust of the helmeted god Mars, tang with two mother-of-pearl inlays; blade with a triangular cross-section, blued and gilded one-third of the way up, engraved on the widest side in gold letters: “Long live the Emperor”; leather scabbard with two gilded brass fittings; length 98 cm.
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*Senior officer's sword, with a chiseled and gilded brass hilt; the pommel is adorned with foliage and a winged thunderbolt, the hilt chased with a trophy of weapons and a shield adorned with the head of Medusa and held by a standing lion, surrounded by an oak branch and a laurel branch, pommel engraved with a frontal bust of the helmeted god Mars, tang with two mother-of-pearl inlays; blade with a triangular cross-section, blued and gilded one-third of the way up, engraved on the widest side in gold letters: “Long live the Emperor”; leather scabbard with two gilded brass fittings; length 98 cm. Early Empire period. Good condition.
Auction details
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.