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210 - 1790-style saber for mounted chasseurs officers, with a single-branch brass guard, a long-tailed cap adorned with braiding, and a fully filigree-worked tang; a blade with a single hollow edge, a central lateral groove, and a counter-edge at the tip; gilded and blued one-third of the way up, marked on one side: “VIVE LE ROY ET LA NATION,” adorned with two crossed swords, surmounted by the royal crown and surrounded by fleurs-de-lis; on the other side, the Latin motto: “PRO LEGE REGE ET PATRIA” surmounted by the crowned coat of arms of France, with a fleur-de-lis on each side at the heel; the back is signed: “Capitain de chasseurs” (the blade has likely been re-gilded and re-blued); wooden scabbard, with leather-covered slits, two brass fittings, and struts; length 89.5 cm. (Later scabbard).
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1790-style saber for mounted chasseurs officers, with a single-branch brass guard, a long-tailed cap adorned with braiding, and a fully filigree-worked tang; a blade with a single hollow edge, a central lateral groove, and a counter-edge at the tip; gilded and blued one-third of the way up, marked on one side: “VIVE LE ROY ET LA NATION,” adorned with two crossed swords, surmounted by the royal crown and surrounded by fleurs-de-lis; on the other side, the Latin motto: “PRO LEGE REGE ET PATRIA” surmounted by the crowned coat of arms of France, with a fleur-de-lis on each side at the heel; the back is signed: “Capitain de chasseurs” (the blade has likely been re-gilded and re-blued); wooden scabbard, with leather-covered slits, two brass fittings, and struts; length 89.5 cm. (Later scabbard). Date: circa 1790, Constitutional Monarchy. 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.