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227 - Senior naval officer's saber, Model 1837/1853, with a fully chased and gilded brass guard featuring a single prong and shell motif, double-sided, decorated with an anchor and marine foliage; dolphin-shaped crossguard; horn tang; filigree-worked; straight blade, likely Damascus steel, with a groove on each side of the hollow section for half its length, then a diamond-shaped cross-section; leather scabbard, three gilt-bronze fittings profusely decorated with foliage and scrolls, featuring two rings and a pommel shaped like a scallop shell; the middle fitting adorned on both sides with an anchor surmounted by a scallop shell (in place of the imperial crown); length 95 cm. (Leather cracked at the hilt).
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€300 - 400Sale fees
Senior naval officer's saber, Model 1837/1853, with a fully chased and gilded brass guard featuring a single prong and shell motif, double-sided, decorated with an anchor and marine foliage; dolphin-shaped crossguard; horn tang; filigree-worked; straight blade, likely Damascus steel, with a groove on each side of the hollow section for half its length, then a diamond-shaped cross-section; leather scabbard, three gilt-bronze fittings profusely decorated with foliage and scrolls, featuring two rings and a pommel shaped like a scallop shell; the middle fitting adorned on both sides with an anchor surmounted by a scallop shell (in place of the imperial crown); length 95 cm. (Leather cracked at the hilt). Early Third Republic period. Fairly 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.