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199 - *Beautiful senior staff officer's saber, Vendémiaire Year XII model, with a chiseled and gilded brass guard in the standard style, and an ebony tang with oblique fluting; curved Damascus blade with a lateral groove along the spine, ending in a carp-tail tip; wooden scabbard covered in shagreen, with metal stitching on the front, three ornate gilded brass fittings, the pommel engraved with a palmette and fitted with a beautifully chased bracelet featuring a fleur-de-lis and foliage bearing the pin and ring; it terminates in a palmette and oak leaves cut in an accolade shape, the middle band is chiseled with the same design and adorned on each side with heart-shaped rays; the pommel is engraved with a palmette and foliage, the upper part adorned with acanthus leaves; brass tip shaped like a double button; length 100.5 cm. (Signs of wear on the damask pattern of the blade).
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*Beautiful senior staff officer's saber, Vendémiaire Year XII model, with a chiseled and gilded brass guard in the standard style, and an ebony tang with oblique fluting; curved Damascus blade with a lateral groove along the spine, ending in a carp-tail tip; wooden scabbard covered in shagreen, with metal stitching on the front, three ornate gilded brass fittings, the pommel engraved with a palmette and fitted with a beautifully chased bracelet featuring a fleur-de-lis and foliage bearing the pin and ring; it terminates in a palmette and oak leaves cut in an accolade shape, the middle band is chiseled with the same design and adorned on each side with heart-shaped rays; the pommel is engraved with a palmette and foliage, the upper part adorned with acanthus leaves; brass tip shaped like a double button; length 100.5 cm. (Signs of wear on the damask pattern of the blade). Early Empire period. Very good condition.
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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.