ÉPÉE DE COUR, règne de Louis XV, Ancienne Monarchie, vers 1750.
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COURT SWORD, reign of Louis XV, Old Monarchy, circa 1750.
Mount entirely in gilded bronze known as the Musketeer style. Guard with a single branch. Pommel, grip, crossguard, double quillon, and clamshell-shaped shell guard decorated with relief motifs of scallop shells, volutes, and winged dragon designs. Blade with two flats, 82 cm long, decorated on its first third with radiant suns, royal crowns, and floral basins. Scarlet cloth knot.
France or Germany.
Old Monarchy, Reign of Louis XV.
Good condition, the mount retaining much of its gilding, not cleaned; oxidized blade; no scabbard.
NOTE:
Sword based on the fantasy officer cavalry swords from 1750 with the exuberance of the German "rococo" style, likely influenced by the War of the Austrian Succession.
Mount entirely in gilded bronze known as the Musketeer style. Guard with a single branch. Pommel, grip, crossguard, double quillon, and clamshell-shaped shell guard decorated with relief motifs of scallop shells, volutes, and winged dragon designs. Blade with two flats, 82 cm long, decorated on its first third with radiant suns, royal crowns, and floral basins. Scarlet cloth knot.
France or Germany.
Old Monarchy, Reign of Louis XV.
Good condition, the mount retaining much of its gilding, not cleaned; oxidized blade; no scabbard.
NOTE:
Sword based on the fantasy officer cavalry swords from 1750 with the exuberance of the German "rococo" style, likely influenced by the War of the Austrian Succession.
Reference :
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).